Necessarium
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necessarium¹
- /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/ UK
- /ˌnɛsɪˈsɑːɹɪəm/ UK
- /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm
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From Latin necessarium (“reredorter; outhouse”), from necesse (“unavoidable or necessary [thing]”) + -ārium (“-arium, -ium: forming locations”).
noun necessariums · necessaria · Necessarium
- Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory. The other outlet from the pisalis […] leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light […] is kept burning.
- A lavatory. Viewers […] don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from.
Similar: bathroom
Necessarium²
noun Necessariums · Necessaria
- Alternative form of necessarium.necessarium
