Prytaneum

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

  Prytaneum \Pryt`a*ne"um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? prytanis.]
     (Gr. Antiq.)
     A public building in certain Greek cities; especially, a
     public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community,
     in which official hospitality was extended to distinguished
     citizens and strangers.


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