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  • noun Alternative form of gynæceum.

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  • Marie-des-Anges really was; he dwelt on her marvellous aptitude for the training of youth, and he presented a scheme in which she was placed at the head of a "grand national gynaecium," the organization of which was to be made the subject of another decree.

    The Deputy of Arcis Honor�� de Balzac 1824

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