Meaning Of The Word Prytaneum

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prytaneum in American English
noun: a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community

prytaneum in British English
noun: the public hall of a city in ancient Greece

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