piscine
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/ˈpɪsaɪn/
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/ˈpɪsaɪn/ · /ˈpɪskaɪn/ · /ˈpaɪsaɪn/ · /ˈpaɪsin/ · /ˈpɪsin/ · /ˈpɪsɪn/ · /piːˈsiːn/ · /pɪˈsiːn/
Definition of piscine
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
“In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds.”
“2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40, At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine; […]”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
“In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds.”
“2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40, At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine; […]”
noun
- (archaic)A public bath or swimming pool in France.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.
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