Impluvium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impluvium \Im*plu"vi*um\, n. [L., fr. impluere to rain into;
     pref. im- in + pluere to rain.] (Arch.)
     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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