/ˈəʊdɪən/
OriginFrom Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon), from ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
- An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
“The other building type similar to theatres, although smaller and generally roofed, was the odeon. Unlike theatres and amphitheatres, odea were not built in all of the larger Roman towns, although the”
“However, the significance of this transformation should not be overstated: it was not converted in to a church until the 6th c., and political meetings are attested in the nearby odeon, from late accl”
“Based on its small size, the excavators have suggested it may have been an odeon with a seating capacity of between 150 and 200 people; see Uziel, Lieberman, and Solomon (2019, 245–48). Odea were, ini”
- A theatre or concert hall.
- Any of several ancient Greek and Roman buildings built for musical activities
- Any chain of British cinemas, or other cinemas or theatres
Formsodea(plural) · odeons(plural) · odeion(alternative) · odeum(alternative)