Complete Definition of "hypogeum"

English

Etymology
Latin hypogaeum, from Greek ��ογειον, a noun use of the neuter singular of ��ογειο� �underground�, from ��ο- + γη �earth�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /h�ɪp�'ʤi:�m/

Noun
en-noun|hypogea

  1. an underground room or cavern

#:*1969: Contour: the unique parameters of Karen�s body � beckoning vents of mouth and vulva, the soft hypogeum of the anus. � JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition

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