Natation
[ney-tey-shuh n, na-] /neɪˈteɪ ʃən, næ-/
noun
1.
an act or the skill of swimming.
/nəˈteɪʃən/
noun
1.
a formal or literary word for swimming See swimming
n.
1650s, from Latin natationem (nominative natatio), noun of action from past participle stem of natare “to swim” (see natant).
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[ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-, nat-uh-] /ˌneɪ təˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌnæt ə-/ noun, plural natatoriums, natatoria [ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-, nat-uh-] /ˌneɪ təˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌnæt ə-/ (Show IPA) 1. a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors. /ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəm/ noun (pl) -riums, -ria (-rɪə) 1. (rare) a swimming pool, esp an indoor pool n. 1890, New Englandish […]
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