n.
Pronunciation: s ō - ' ler- ē - ə m, s ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ia \ - ē - ə \ also -ums
Etymology: Latin, porch exposed to the sun, from sol
Date: circa 1823
: a glass-enclosed porch or room also : a room (as in a hospital) used especially for sunbathing or therapeutic exposure to light