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- noun Plural form of
odeon .
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We looked at the ancient city, saw the agora, theatres, and odeons, then we climbed up the Acropolis slowly together, taking the main processional route past the Temple of Athena Nike and by way of the steep steps under the Propylaia, the towering ceremonial gate.
See Delphi and Die Davis, Lindsey 2005
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The original odeons were the popular amphitheatres of ancient Greece, but Oscar Deutsch's publicity team claimed that Odeon stood for "Oscar Deutsch entertains our nation".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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