ODEON

Proper noun

Odeon

Any of a chain of British cinemas

Anagrams

• do one, doone

Etymology

Noun

odeon (plural odeons)

An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.

A theatre or concert hall.

Anagrams

• do one, doone

Source: Wiktionary


O*de"on, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. odéon. See Ode.]

Definition: A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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