Definitions
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- noun See
gynæceum .
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- noun Alternative form of
gynæceum .
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Examples
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Secluded from all that she knew, Ianira had tried to learn the mysteries of the patron goddess of her new home, only to be kept a virtual prisoner in her new husband's gyneceum.
Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996
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One night, Ianira had fled the gyneceum and its imprisoning "respectability," driven by grief and terror into the night-dark streets of Athens.
Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996
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The women remained in confinement within the marbles of the gyneceum.
The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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France, he had the generosity to open the doors of his mansion to me and to show me his gyneceum.
Analytical Studies Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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France, he had the generosity to open the doors of his mansion to me and to show me his gyneceum.
The Physiology of Marriage, Part 2 Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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France, he had the generosity to open the doors of his mansion to me and to show me his gyneceum.
The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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A gyneceum, constructed on the method described, will enable you to calculate at a glance, whether there is present in it two pounds of silk more than usual.
Analytical Studies Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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The women remained in confinement within the marbles of the gyneceum.
The Physiology of Marriage, Part 1 Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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The women remained in confinement within the marbles of the gyneceum.
Analytical Studies Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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A gyneceum, constructed on the method described, will enable you to calculate at a glance, whether there is present in it two pounds of silk more than usual.
The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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