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caldarium

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14
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18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/
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/kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/ · /kælˈdɛɹi.əm/

Definition of caldarium

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
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noun

  1. (historical)In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
  2. In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
  3. An intermediate or warm greenhouse.
    “There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium”

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin caldārium (“room containing warm water for bathing”), substantive of caldārius (“of, pertaining to or suitable for bathing”), from caldus (“warm, hot”) + -ārius, alternative form of calidus, from caleō (“to be warm or hot; glow”).

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