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Impluvium
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Impluvium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/i/impluvium.html. 1828.