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nymphaeum
[ nim-fee-uhm ]
noun
, plural nym·phae·a [nim-, fee, -, uh].
- a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nymphaeum1
1760–70; < Latin < Greek nymphaîon place sacred to nymphs, noun use of neuter of nymphaîos, equivalent to nýmph ( ē ) nymph + -aios adj. suffix
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Example Sentences
The Nymphaeum was decagonal on plan, so that small pendentives were required to carry the brick dome.
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