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pis·ci·na

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–noun, plural -nae

Audio Help [-nee] Pronunciation Key. Ecclesiastical.

a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < ML, special use of L piscīna a fish pond, swimming pool, equiv. to pisc(is) fish + -īna, fem. of -īnus -ine¹

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pi·sci·na Audio Help (pĭ-sē'nə, -sī'nə, -shē'nə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pi·sci·nae (-nē) Ecclesiastical
A stone basin with a drain for carrying away the water used in ceremonial ablutions.

[Middle English piscine, from Medieval Latin piscīna, from Latin, fishpond, pool, from piscis, fish.]

pis'ci·nal (pĭs'ə-nəl) adj.

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Piscina

Pis*ci"na\, n. [L., a certain, fishpond, fr. piscis a fish.] (Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.

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