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nymphæum

nymphæum is the archaic spelling of nymphaeum.

Meaning of nymphaeum

Noun

nymphaeum (plural nymphaeums or nymphaea)

  1. (Ancient Greece and Rome) A shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain.

Forms of nymphæum

pluralnymphæa

Questions about nymphæum

What is nymphæum the archaic spelling of?
Nymphæum is the archaic spelling of nymphaeum.

Words near nymphæum in the dictionary

  1. nymphs of the pavé
  2. nymphuline
  3. nymphulines
  4. nymphæ
  5. nymphæa
  6. nymphæum
  7. nyms
  8. nymshift
  9. nymshifted
  10. nymshifter
  11. nymshifters

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