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prytaneum.

The town hall in an Ancient Greek city.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌprɪt.ənˈi.əm//ˌpɹaɪˈteɪn.i.əm/rare
  1. The town hall in an Ancient Greek city.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin prytanēum, from Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon), from πρύτανις (prútanis, “prytanis”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, prytanis + -eum.

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