topia

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See also: topią and -topia

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin topia, from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, place).

Noun[edit]

topia

  1. (historical) A kind of mural decoration common in Ancient Roman houses, usually featuring landscapes.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, place, region) + -ία (-ía), by analogy with utopia. Compare also French topie.

Noun[edit]

topia (plural topias)

  1. (postmodern philosophy) The lived physical place, in opposition to the ideal of a utopia.
    Coordinate terms: utopia, heterotopia

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia, artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium), plural of Ancient Greek τόπιον (tópion, field, landscape), from τόπος (tópos, place).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

topia n pl (genitive topiōrum); second declension

  1. ornamental gardening, landscape painting

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative topia
Genitive topiōrum
Dative topiīs
Accusative topia
Ablative topiīs
Vocative topia

References[edit]

  • topia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • topia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette