frigidarium

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UK/ˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌfɹɪd͡ʒəˈdɛɹi.əm/

noun

In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounfrigidarium (plural frigidaria)

plural frigidaria

  1. Ancient RomehistoricalIn Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water.

Origin

  1. Latinfrīgidārium
  2. Englishfrigidarium

Borrowed from Latin frīgidārium, from frīgidus (“cold”). Doublet of frigidaire.

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APA

frigidarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigidarium

MLA

“frigidarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigidarium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frigidarium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigidarium.

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