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- noun obsolete A
temple dedicated to ahero , often over his supposedtomb . - noun A
sepulchral monument in the form of a small temple.
Etymologies
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Latin heroum from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōon), from ἡρῷος (hērōios, "of a hero").
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