Cyzicene

English

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word cyzicenus used by Vitruvius; from the city of Cyzicus.

Adjective

Cyzicene (not comparable)

  1. (architecture) Of or pertaining to, or being, a large north-facing hall with a prospect towards the gardens; the windows of this hall opened down to the ground, so that the green verdure could be seen by those lying on the couches.
  2. Of or pertaining to the people and place of Cyzicus (an ancient classical city).

References
  • Hasluck, Frederic W. Cyzicus: Being Some Account of the History and Antiquities of that City, and ... , Harvard University: 1910, p. 192.
  • Sturgis, Russel. Cyzicene Hall, in A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical,... MacMillan Co.:1901.
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