aedicule

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ē′di kyo̅o̅l′, ed′i-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ae•di•cule  (ē′di kyo̅o̅l′, ed′i-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecturea small building.
  2. Architecturea small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building.
Also, aedicula, edicule. 
  • Latin aedicula, equivalent. to aedi- (stem of aedēs) temple, shrine (akin to Greek aíthein to blaze, aithé̄r bright upper sky, ether) + -cula -cule1
  • 1825–35

'aedicule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aedicula - aedile - edicule

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