Monday 6th June 2016
Natatorium \ [ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-, nat-uh-]
Noun
1.
a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
Quote
He followed her gaze around the parlor of the Broadwater Hotel, Helena's finest,
complete with posh grounds and natatorium.
...Ivan Doig, Prairie Nocturne 2003
Origin
Natatorium stems from the Late Latin natātōrium meaning "swimming place,"
formed on the basis of the Latin verb natāre meaning "to swim." It entered
English in the late 1800’s.
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