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hypogeum definition

hypo·geum (-jē′əm)

noun pl. hypogea -·ge′a (-ə)

an underground cellar, vault, tomb, etc.

Etymology: L < Gr hypogaios: see hypogeal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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