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tərn noun
1.
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
2.
Anatomy. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English cistern(e) < Latin cisterna, equivalent to cist(a) (see cist1) + -erna noun suffix
1250–1300; Middle English cistern(e) < Latin cisterna, equivalent to cist(a) (see cist1) + -erna noun suffix
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cistern (ˈsɪstən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a tank for the storage of water, esp on or within the roof of a house or connected to a WC |
| 2. | an underground reservoir for the storage of a liquid, esp rainwater |
| 3. | anatomy another name for cisterna |
| [C13: from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna underground tank, from cista box] | |
| cisternal | |
| —adj | |
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Cistern
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Word Origin & History
cistern
mid-13c., from O.Fr. cisterne, from L. cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest," from Gk. kiste "box, chest" (see chest).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cistern cis·tern (sĭs'tərn)
n.
A cisterna.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Cistern definition
the rendering of a Hebrew word _bor_, which means a receptacle for water conveyed to it; distinguished from _beer_, which denotes a place where water rises on the spot (Jer. 2:13; Prov. 5:15; Isa. 36:16), a fountain. Cisterns are frequently mentioned in Scripture. The scarcity of springs in Palestine made it necessary to collect rain-water in reservoirs and cisterns (Num. 21:22). (See WELL.) Empty cisterns were sometimes used as prisons (Jer. 38:6; Lam. 3:53; Ps. 40:2; 69:15). The "pit" into which Joseph was cast (Gen. 37:24) was a _beer_ or dry well. There are numerous remains of ancient cisterns in all parts of Palestine.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
The runoff from the rain gutters will be plumbed to my cistern.
It flushes with two litres of water, compared with the ten litres required by a standard cistern toilet.
Holding sewage in a cistern is simply allowing for mutations to occur, and adds health risks.
The cistern was built more than a thousand years ago with pieces of already-ancient temples and churches.
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