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compluvium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
com-plu-vi-um
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compluvium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

compluvia (plural)

Questions

What does compluvium mean?
A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
Where does compluvium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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