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Er·ech·theum (er′ek t̸hē′əm)
noun
temple on the Acropolis in Athens, built 5th cent. : it contains famous examples of Ionic architecture
Etymology: 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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