CAVEA

Meaning of CAVEA in English

ˈkävēə, ˈkā- noun

( plural cave·ae ˈkävēˌī, ˈkāvēˌē)

Etymology: Latin — more at cage

: the tiered semicircular seating space of an ancient theater

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SKENE — I. skene variant of skean II. ske·ne ˈskē(ˌ)nē noun ( plural ske·nai -ˌnī) Etymology: Greek skēnē — more at scene …
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JAIL — I. ˈjāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English jaiole, jaile, from Old French …
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DECOY — I. də̇ˈkȯi, dēˈ-, ˈdēˌ- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: probably from Dutch de kooi, literally, the cage, …
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COE — I. ˈkō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Dutch kooi, literally, cage, from Middle Dutch cōie, coie, from Latin cavea cage, …
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SCAENA — ˈsēnə noun ( plural scae·nae -ēˌnē) Etymology: Latin — more at scene : the stage of a Roman theater — …
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CUNEUS — ˈkyünēəs noun ( plural cunei -ēˌī) Etymology: Latin, wedge — more at culex 1. : wedge : something shaped like …
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CAVIE — noun also cavey ˈkāvē ( -s ) Etymology: obsolete Dutch or obsolete Flemish kavie, from Middle Dutch cavie; akin to …
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CAJOLE — kəˈjōl transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: French cajoler to chatter like a jay, cajole, probably blend of Middle French …
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JAIL — — jailable , adj. — jailless , adj. — jaillike , adj. /jayl/ , n. 1. a prison, esp. one …
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DECOY — — decoyer , n. n. /dee"koy, di koy"/ ; v. /di koy"/ , n. 1. a person who entices or …
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CAGE — — cageless , adj. — cagelike , adj. /kayj/ , n. , v. , caged, caging . n. 1. a …
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JAIL — I. ˈjāl noun Etymology: Middle English jaiole, from Anglo-French gaiole, jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea cage …
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CAGE — I. ˈkāj noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow — more at cave …
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GABION — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian gabbione, literally, large cage, augmentative of gabbia cage, from Latin cavea — more …
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JAIL — ( Brit. also gaol ) ■ noun a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. …
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DECOY — ■ noun 'di:kɔɪ 1》 a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used to lure game. 2》 a person …
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CAGE — ■ noun 1》 a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined. 2》 a structure …
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JAIL — [jail] n [ME jaiole, fr. OF, fr. LL caveola, dim. of L cavea cage--more at cage] (13c) 1: a place …
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GABION — [ga.bi.on] n [MF, fr. OIt gabbione, lit., large cage, aug. of gabbia cage, fr. L cavea--more at cage] (1579): a …
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DECOY — [de.coy] n [prob. fr. D de kooi, lit., the cage, fr. de, masc. def. art. (akin to OE thaet, neut. …
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CAGE — [cage] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L cavea cavity, cage, fr. cavus hollow--more at cave] (13c) 1: a box or …
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THEATRE — also spelled theater in architecture, a building or space in which a performance may be given before an audience. The …
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JAIL — ( BrE also gaol ) / dʒeɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] a …
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DECOY — / ˈdiːkɔɪ; NAmE / noun [ C ] 1. an animal or a bird, or a model of one, that …
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CAGE — / keɪdʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals …
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JAIL — I. jail 1 BrE AmE ( also gaol British English ) /dʒeɪl/ noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
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GAOL — I. gaol /dʒeɪl/ BrE AmE a British spelling of ↑ jail • • • THESAURUS ▪ prison a large building …
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CAJOLE — ca ‧ jole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
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