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English
Etymology
From Latin hypogaeum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον (hupógeion), a noun use of the neuter singular of ὑπόγειος (hupógeios, “underground”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hʌɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm/, /hɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm/
Noun
hypogeum (plural hypogeums or hypogea)
- An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
1969, JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition:Contour: the unique parameters of Karen’s body – beckoning vents of mouth and vulva, the soft hypogeum of the anus.
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