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asarotum

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[as-uh-roh-tuhm] / ˌæs əˈroʊ təm /

noun

asarota plural
  1. (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.


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Etymology

Origin of asarotum

Latinization of neuter singular of Greek asárōtos literally, unswept (once in Pliny, designating a floor paved in mosaic resembling table scraps), equivalent to a- a- 6 + sarō-, verbid stem of saroûn to sweep clean + -tos verbal adjective suffix

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