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unc⋅tu⋅ar⋅i⋅um

[uhngk-choo-air-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -ar⋅i⋅a [-air-ee-uh] .
alipterion.

Origin:
appar. erroneously for L ūnctōrium, influenced by unctuous, -arium

al⋅ip⋅te⋅ri⋅on

[al-ip-teer-ee-uhn]
–noun, plural -te⋅ri⋅a [-teer-ee-uh] .
(in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.


Origin:
< Gk aleiptrion, equiv. to aleípt(hein) to anoint + -tērion place for
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