displuviate

displuviate
/dis plooh"vee ayt'/, adj.
(of the atrium of an ancient Roman house) having roofs sloping downward and outward from a central opening.
[ < L displuviatus, equiv. to dis- DIS-1 + pluvi(a) rain + -atus -ATE1]

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  • displuviate — /dis plooh vee ayt /, adj. (of the atrium of an ancient Roman house) having roofs sloping downward and outward from a central opening. [ < L displuviatus, equiv. to dis DIS 1 + pluvi(a) rain + atus ATE1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • displuviato — pl.m. displuviati sing.f. displuviata pl.f. displuviate …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

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