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Grotto

Grotto Meaning & Definition
Grotto Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grotto?

[n] a small cave (usually with attractive features)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Grotto: grot

Related Terms | Find terms related to Grotto: abri | antre | bunker | burrow | cave | cavern | cove | dugout | foxhole | grot | hole | lair | sewer | subterrane | subterranean | subway | tunnel | warren

See Also | cave

Grotto In Webster's Dictionary

\Grot"to\, n.; pl. {Grottoes}. [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. ?, fr. ? concealed, fr. ? to conceal. Cf. {Grot}, {Crypt}.] A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

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