natatorium

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  • The natatorium was an extensive complex of interconnected swimming pools, spas, and rejuvenation ponds fed by thermal mineral springs, all enclosed in a structure built of faceted steelglass. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 03 - September 2003
  • Eight hundred people could comfortably take their pleasure in the natatorium, bathe in the warm waters believed to have antiaging and aphrodisiac properties, or simply indulge in alcohol and narcotics and socialize with their peers throughout the long and sweltering nights. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 03 - September 2003
  • The natatorium was aglow, its light reflecting from the listless waves that washed up the gentle slope of beach. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 03 - September 2003
  • McDermott looked out at the natatorium, which gleamed like some fantastic and immense living jewel out on the sands. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 03 - September 2003
  • McDermott took one last look at the abandoned natatorium, then turned and headed toward the city, toward a future that daily grew more frightening and uncertain By Richard Paul Russo Richard Paul Russo is the author of six novels, the most recent of which is Ship of Fools. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 03 - September 2003
 

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  1. Late Latin natātōrium, place for swimming, from neuter of Latin natātōrius, of swimming, from natātus, act of swimming, from past participle of natāre, frequentative of nāre, to swim; see natatorial.

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  1. Late Latin, a place for swimming, from natatorins, pertaining to a swimmer: see natatory.
 

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/neɪtəˈtoʊriəm/
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