atrium
/ˈeɪtɹiəm/
a central open space within a building
atrium in a sentence
“The hotel's atrium rose ten stories with a glass roof.”
Origin of atrium
Latin atrium central court, perhaps from ater black (from soot)
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a row of columns supporting a roof or arches
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