eccyclema

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).

Noun[edit]

eccyclema (plural eccyclemas or eccyclemata)

  1. A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.

Further reading[edit]

  • A History of Classical Literature, Volume 1, by Robert William Browne (R. Bentley, 1851), page 325. [1]
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