catacomba

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catacomba (Wikipedia approfondimento) f (pl.: catacombe)

  1. (storia) (architettura) sistema di tunnel e cavità sotterranee, usato spesso dai cristiani dei primi secoli come cimitero o come rifugio in tempi di persecuzione
    • Le catacombe di S. Sebastiano
  2. (senso figurato) luogo nascosto e privo di luce
ca | ta | cóm | ba

IPA: /kataˈkomba/

dal latino catacumbae, probabilmente dalla locuzione greca κατά κύμβας cioè "presso le grotte" composta dal greco κατά cioè "sotto, presso" e da κύμβας ovvero "cavità, grotta"

sistema di tunnel sotterranei

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