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speos
[ spee-os ]
noun
- a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
speos
/ ˈspiːɒs /
noun
- (esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speos1
First recorded in 1835–45, speos is from the Greek word spéos cave
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speos1
C19: Greek, literally: a cave, grotto
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Example Sentences
In the case of a hemi-speos the internal effect must have been almost identical with that of any other religious building.
From Project Gutenberg
In the middle of this terrace a line doorway leading to the principal speos was raised.
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On a column in the speos of Kalabché we find the band of hieroglyphs repeated upon four faces (Fig. 89).
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They are in the passage which leads to the north-western speos.
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Both speos and mummy pit, however, were out of the question.
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