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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY
- 1902, from Gk. oideion "building for musical performance."
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Odeon
(from the Ancient
Greek ᾨδεῖον, Ōideion, literally "singing
place", or "building for musical competitions"; from
the verb ἀείδω, aeidō, "I sing", which is
also the root of ᾠδή, ōdē, "ode",
and of ἀοιδός, aoidos,
"singer") is the name for several ancient Greek
and Roman
buildings built for music: singing exercises, musical shows, poetry
competitions, and the like.
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