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Meaning of hypogeum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
hʌɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm

Definitions

An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).

Equivalents

العربية حانوت
Español hipogeo
Suomi hypogaeum
Français hypogée
Italiano ipogeo
Português hipogeu
Română hipogeu

Examples

“Contour: the unique parameters of Karen’s body – beckoning vents of mouth and vulva, the soft hypogeum of the anus.”
“There may in fact be a Punic graffiti, in the Roman alphabet, on a hypogeum in San Salvatore di Cabras dated to the era of the Constantinian imperial dynasty.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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