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1885–90; < Late Latin natātōrium swimming place, equivalent to Latin natā(re) to swim + -tōrium -tory2
1885–90; < Late Latin natātōrium swimming place, equivalent to Latin natā(re) to swim + -tōrium -tory2
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Natatorium
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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Word Origin & History
natatorium
1890, New Englandish word for "swimming pool," from L. natator "swimmer" (from nare "to swim") + -ium, neut. suffix. Latin nare is from PIE *sna- "to swim, to flow" (cf. Arm. nay "wet, liquid;" Gk. notios "damp, moist," nao "I flow;" Skt. snati "bathes;" M.Ir. snaim "I swim;" and probably also Gk. nesos
EXPAND"island," from *na-sos, lit. "that which swims").
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