refrigérium

refrigérium, -i n.

noun, 2nd declension

re-fri-gé-ri-um · /rɛ.friˈdʒɛ.ri.um/

refreshment, coolness, solace

Literally a cooling. In early Christian tomb inscriptions it is the ordinary word for the state of the departed, and Roman families held a graveside meal called a refrigérium.

in English refrigerate, refrigerator

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