odea

noun

plural of odeum
as in music halls

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  1. arenas
  2. gardens
  3. playhouses
  4. auditoriums
Noun
  • More than one third of teams are in the middle of opening new arenas or doing major renovations to existing buildings.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Between 1970 and 2020, taxpayers across the United States and Canada paid some $33 billion toward the construction of sports arenas, roughly 73% of the total cost.
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of arenas
Noun
  • The pool is secluded and shady thanks to the towering palms that line the edges, and the open-air spa resides right in the middle of the hotel's lush gardens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Cut back catmint, hostas, and salvia in fall for tidier gardens, pest prevention, and improved flowering.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gardens
Noun
  • Collectors and parents began sending Hoban photos of their own childhood playhouses, helping identify rare models, missing accessories and even how certain sets originally looked.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Her Mame years kicked off with a national tour in 1965, followed by summer engagements, bus & truck tours and stops in Las Vegas, playhouses and dinner theaters.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of playhouses
Noun
  • Isaacs, usually draped in black slacks and tee, travels from Palm Beach and Broward County theaters, libraries and auditoriums in person and to Zoom classes some four to six times a week.
    — Norma A. Orovitz, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Other than dividing some spaces into several smaller auditoriums, the original theater has largely been kept the same since 1927.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of auditoriums
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