Erechtheum: Meaning and Definition of

E•rech•the•um

Pronunciation: (i-rek'thē-um, er"ik-thē'um), [key]
— n.
  1. a temple at Athens on the Acropolis, begun c420 b.c., having two Ionic porches and a porch of caryatids: regarded as one of the finest examples of classical architecture.
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