piscina

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/pɪˈsiːnə/

Definition of piscina

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
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noun

  1. A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
  2. A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.

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Etymology

From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”). Compare Middle English piscyne (“pool, pond”), from the same Latin word. By surface analysis, Latin pisc- + -ina.

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