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natatorium

[ ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, nat-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural na·ta·to·ri·ums, na·ta·to·ri·a [ney-t, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -, nat-, uh, -].

natatorium

/ ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəm /

1885–90; < Late Latin natātōrium swimming place, equivalent to Latin natā ( re ) to swim + -tōrium -tory ²

C20: from Late Latin: swimming place, pool

The next news of Mr. Master was gained from the keeper of a bath-house and swimming-pool known as the Imperial Natatorium.

One of the attractions at the Colorado is the great out-of-doors natatorium, between the river and the hotel.

There was a high chute beside the natatorium, and a staircase for the bathers to climb to the top "to shoot the chutes."

She shivered a little, though it was warm in the natatorium.

Then when she was quite strong, she had gone to the natatorium.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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