Synonyms for odeum

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oh-dee-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈdi əm

Top 10 synonyms for odeum

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Définition of odeum

Origin : "concert hall," c.1600, from Latin odeum, from Greek odeion, the name of a public building in Athens designed for musical performances, from oide "song" (see ode).

As in theater/theatre : noun stage, building for performance
As in theater : noun stage

Example sentences :

It was jestingly said that the model for the Odeum was from his own head.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

The odeum was much smaller than the theatre, and it was roofed over.
Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

The Odeum of Pericles was built in imitation of the tent of Xerxes.
Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

In its general form and arrangements the odeum was very similar to the theatre.
Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

The Odeum of Regilla stands at the foot of the rock of the Acropolis.
Extract from : « Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II) » by Charles Bucke

I will repair the old Odeum—they have made a cowhouse of it—and when we sing there the monks may come and listen!
Extract from : « Serapis, Complete » by Georg Ebers

At that period, and ever afterwards, all musical contests took place in the Odeum.
Extract from : « Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) » by Plutarch

Beyond the Odeum are seen some marble arches, of, it is supposed, a gymnasium.
Extract from : « Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II) » by Charles Bucke

Until he reached well into the city near the Odeum, he had little opposition, but there the troops questioned him.
Extract from : « Saronia » by Richard Short

Another proposes that the palace shall be built on the side of the Acropolis towards the sea, near the Odeum.
Extract from : « Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 » by John Auldjo

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