n., pl., -ge·a (-jē'ə).
- A subterranean chamber of an ancient building.
- An ancient subterranean burial chamber, such as a catacomb.
[Latin hypogēum, from Greek hupogeion, from neuter of hupogeios, underground. See hypogeal.]
hypogeum
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hy·po·ge·um (hī'pə-jē'əm) 
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n., pl., -ge·a (-jē'ə).
| Architecture: hypogeum |
In ancient architecture, any underground chamber or vault, esp. an underground burial chamber.
| Archaeology Dictionary: hypogeum |
[MC]
A kind of rock-cut chambered tomb with a series of interlinking cells or rooms, mainly used for inhumation burial.
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