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Etymology edit

From French glyptothèque, from Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, carved, engraved) + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, box or chest).

Noun edit

glyptotheca (plural glyptothecas or glyptothecae)

  1. a room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.

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References edit

glyptotheca”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.