IMPLUVIUM


Meaning of IMPLUVIUM in English

(ˈ)im|plüvēəm, əmˈp- noun

( plural implu·via -ēə)

Etymology: Latin, from in- in- (II) + -pluvium (from pluere to rain) — more at flow

: a cistern or tank in the atrium or peristyle of a house of ancient Rome to receive the water falling through the compluvium

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