gémonies

== French == === Etymology === From Latin gemoniae (“of laments”), referring to the scalae gemoniae ("stairway of laments") where the bodies of executed people were exposed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒe.mɔ.ni/ === Noun === gémonies f pl (plural only) (plural only) the place in Ancient Rome where the bodies of executed people were exposed ==== Related terms ==== vouer aux gémonies === Further reading === “gémonies”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012