oecus

[ ee-kuh s ]
/ ˈi kəs /

noun, plural oe·ci [ee-sahy] /ˈi saɪ/.

(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.

Origin of oecus

< Latin < Greek oîkos house

Words nearby oecus

oe-, oecd, oecology, oecs, oecumenical, oecus, oed, oedema, oedipal, oedipal phase, oedipean

Example sentences from the Web for oecus

  • Opening into the rear of the peristyle on one side is the oecus , on the other a long dining room (w).

    Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau

  • In the doors leading from the corridor to the oecus, terrified faces of slaves began to show themselves a second time.

    Quo Vadis |Henryk Sienkiewicz

  • The remains of such an oecus may be seen in the houses of Meleager and of the Labyrinth.

    Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau

  • In the oecus, the excavation was made from which the house received its name.

    Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau