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English word origin

Etymology of Odeon

From Ancient Greek ᾨδεῖον (Ōideîon), from ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon, “odeon”), from ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”).

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name

The Odeon of Pericles, an ancient odeon in Athens, Greece, built by Pericles in the 5th century. BCE.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of odeon · A cinema of the Odeon Cinemas chain.

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From Ancient Greek ᾨδεῖον (Ōideîon), from ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon, “odeon”), from ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”).

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