cavaedium

[ kuh-vee-dee-uhm, kah-, key- ]

noun

, plural ca·vae·di·a [k, uh, -, vee, -dee-, uh, kah-, key-].

1. atrium ( def 1a ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of cavaedium¹

< Latin, contraction of cavum aedium, literally, hollow of rooms (i.e. house); cave, edifice

Example Sentences

Leading the way, Coryna went on through the cavaedium, a larger Corinthian-columned court, in whose centre stood a splashing fountain, shooting its crystal stream towards the open sky.

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CAVAEDIUM, in architecture, the Latin name for the central hall or court within a Roman house, of which five species are described by Vitruvius.

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Tuscan, cavaedium, 176; temples, 120 f.

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There are five different styles of cavaedium, termed according to their construction as follows: Tuscan, Corinthian, tetrastyle, displuviate, and testudinate.

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