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Definition of: impluvium
(im·pl
′vē·əm) noun plural ·vi·a (-vē·ə)
A basin in the floor of the atrium of an ancient Roman house to receive the rain that fell through the compluvium. [<L <impluere rain into <in- in + pluere rain]
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