atrium
A library atrium.
Meaning
Noun
- A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
- A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
- A cavity, entrance, or passage.
- Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
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Origin
- From Latin Ätrium, from Etruscan.
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