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gynaeceum

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gynaeceum [ˌdʒaɪnɪˈsiːəm]
n pl -cea [-ˈsiːə]
1. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece and Rome) the inner section of a house, used as women's quarters
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a variant spelling of gynoecium
[from Latin: women's apartments, from Greek gunaikeion, from gunē a woman]


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In Amman's Gynaeceum, many women hold hankies, including a German princess (B2v), a noble maiden of Saxony (C3), and an Ausburg woman of the lower class (E4).
 
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