What is the subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs called?
hypogeum — The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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