Piscine

//ˈpɪsaɪn// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A public bath or swimming pool in France. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic. not-comparable

    "In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to fish wordnet

Synonyms

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fish farmfishlikefishlikefishlyfishlyfishy

Example

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"In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.

Etymology 2

From French piscine.

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swimming pool

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