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nymphaeum

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[nim-fee-uhm] / nɪmˈfi əm /

noun

plural

nymphaea

  1. a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.

  2. an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.

Etymology

Origin of nymphaeum

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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