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View synonyms for grotto
grotto
[ grot-oh ]
noun
, plural grot·toes, grot·tos.
- a cave or cavern.
- an artificial cavernlike recess or structure.
grotto
/ ˈɡrɒtəʊ /
noun
- a small cave, esp one with attractive features
- a construction in the form of a cave, esp as in landscaped gardens during the 18th century
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- grottoed adjective
- grotto·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grotto1
C17: from Old Italian grotta, from Late Latin crypta vault; see crypt
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Example Sentences
In 2006, I traveled to France to visit the Sainte-Baume Grotto.
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Remember what you told me that moonlit night when we walked by the sea towards the Grotto of Love.
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When he opened his eyes he found himself in a grotto whose crystal columns reflected the delicate tints of the rainbow.
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But I saw rocks and trees around me; clouds; I was in a grotto and beside me was a man, that persecutor!
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Frederick deposited his gun in a sort of natural grotto formed by a deep opening half concealed by a thick curtain of ivy.
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Average Jones looked down into the hollow with satisfaction, and moved his full canteens into a grotto.
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