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Piscina

//pɪˈsiːnə// noun

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

Etymology

From Latin piscīna (“fishpond; swimming pool”), from piscis (“fish”). Compare Middle English piscyne (“pool, pond”), from the same Latin word.

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