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English
Etymology
Derived from the Latin word cyzicenus used by Vitruvius; from the city of Cyzicus.
Adjective
Cyzicene (not comparable)
- (architecture) Of or pertaining to, or being, a large north-facing hall with a prospect towards the gardens; the windows of this hall opened down to the ground, so that the green verdure could be seen by those lying on the couches.
- Of or pertaining to the people and place of Cyzicus (an ancient classical city).
References
- Hasluck, Frederic W. Cyzicus: Being Some Account of the History and Antiquities of that City, and ... , Harvard University: 1910, p. 192.
- Sturgis, Russel. Cyzicene Hall, in A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical,... MacMillan Co.:1901.