-arium

a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, which often denote a location or receptacle ( armarium; caldarium; solarium; vivarium ). It has limited productivity in English, especially in words denoting an artificial environment for plants or animals, on the model of vivarium or herbarium: aquarium; insectarium; terrarium.

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Origin:
< Latin -ārium; see -ary

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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-arium

—*suffix forming nouns*
	indicating a place for or associated with something: aquarium; planetarium; solarium

[from Latin -ārium, neuter of -ārius-ary]

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