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nym•phae•um



Pronunciation: (nim-fē'um), [key]
n.,
pl. -phae•aPronunciation: (-fē'u). [key]

1. a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
2. an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.

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