nymphaeum
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Noun — A shrine dedicated to water nymphs, frequently featuring a fountain.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin nymphaeum, which came from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖον (numphaîon), a noun formed from νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), itself from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).
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