apodyterium

noun

ap·​o·​dy·​te·​ri·​um

ˌapəˌdīˈtirēəm

plural apodyteria

-rēə

: a dressing room in an ancient Greek or Roman bath or palaestra

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek apodytērion, from apodyein to strip off, from apo- + dyein to dive in, put on (clothes)

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