Hypogeum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypogeum \Hyp`o*ge"um\, n.; pl. {Hypogea}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?,
     subterranean; ? under + ?, ?, the earth.] (Anc. Arch.)
     The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters,
     for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries,
     as the catacombs.
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