COMPLUVIUM
\kəmplˈuːvi͡əm], \kəmplˈuːviəm], \k_ə_m_p_l_ˈuː_v_iə_m]\
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A space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
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