PISCINA


Meaning of PISCINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈsē-nə, -ˈsī- ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, fishpond, from piscis

Date: 1774

: a basin with a drain near the altar of a church for disposing of water from liturgical ablutions

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