balneary

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noun

A room for bathing.

OriginLatin balnearium ← Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →
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Meanings

nounbalneary (plural balnearies)

plural balnearies

  1. A room for bathing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβαλανεῖον
  2. Latinbalnearium
  3. Englishbalneary

Borrowed from Latin balnearium, from balneum (“bath”), from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon).

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APA

balneary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balneary

MLA

“balneary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balneary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balneary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balneary.

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