semicupium

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noun

A half bath, or one that covers only the lower extremities and the hips; a sitz bath.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounsemicupium (plural semicupiums or semicupia)

plural semicupiums · plural semicupia

  1. archaicA half bath, or one that covers only the lower extremities and the hips; a sitz bath.

Origin

From Latin semi (“half”) + cupa (“tub, cask”).

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Translations

Spanish semicupio
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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