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a·vi·ar·y 
[ey-vee-er-ee] Pronunciation Key
[ey-vee-er-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ar·ies.
| a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept. |
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| a·vi·ar·y
(ā'vē-ěr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. a·vi·ar·ies A large enclosure for holding birds in confinement. [Latin aviārium, from avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots.] a'vi·a·rist (-ə-rĭst, -ěr'ĭst) n. |
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aviary
1577, from L. aviarium "place in which birds are kept," neut. of aviarius "of birds," from avis "bird," from PIE *awi- "bird" (cf. Skt. vih, Avestan vish "bird," Gk. aietos "eagle").
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Aviary
A"vi*a*ry\, n.; pl. Aviaries. [L. aviarium, fr. aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, ?, Skr. vi.] A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house. Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England. --Fuller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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