Definition of 'Erechtheum'

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Erechtheum in British

(ɪˈrɛkθɪəm , ˌɛrəkˈθiːəm ) or Erechtheion (ɪˈrɛkθɪən , ˌɛrəkˈθiːən )

noun

a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids

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Erechtheum in American

(ˌɛrɛkˈθiəm ; erˌekt hēˈəm)

noun

temple on the Acropolis in Athens, built 5th cent. b.c.: it contains famous examples of Ionic architecture

Word origin of 'Erechtheum'

Gr Erechtheion < Erechtheus, lit., the render, a mythical king of Athens supposedly entombed there < erechthein, to rend, break < IE base *rekth-, to harm > Sans ráksas-, torment

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Used Rarely. Erechtheum is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of Erechtheum from the Collins English Dictionary

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