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camera.

room, vault, vaulted/arched room/roof/ceiling; small boat roofed w/timber; camera (Cal);

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈka.mɛ.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.me.ra]
  1. A chamber in its various senses, including: A room, especially a vaulted room, a vault.

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. A chamber in its various senses, including: A deliberative body.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratider. Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)bor. Latin camera Borrowed from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”).

verb[ˈka.mɛ.raː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.me.ra]
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of camerō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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