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单词 nymphaeum
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nymphaeum

[ nim-fee-uhm ]
/ nɪmˈfi əm /

noun, plural nym·phae·a [nim-fee-uh]. /nɪmˈfi ə/.

a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.

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

Words nearby nymphaeum

Nyman, NYME, nymph, nympha, nymphaeaceous, nymphaeum, nymphalid, nymphectomy, nymphet, nymphitis, nympho
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Example sentences from the Web for nymphaeum

  • The Nymphaeum was decagonal on plan, so that small pendentives were required to carry the brick dome.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various
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