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nympheum

nympheum is the alternative form 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 nympheum

pluralnympheums
pluralnymphea

Questions about nympheum

What is nympheum the alternative form of?
Nympheum is the alternative form of nymphaeum.

Words near nympheum in the dictionary

  1. nymphet
  2. nymphetry
  3. nymphets
  4. nymphette
  5. nymphettes
  6. nympheum
  7. nympheums
  8. nymphic
  9. nymphical
  10. nymphicidal
  11. nymphid

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