| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·vi·ar·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    v - r |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. a·vi·ar·ies
A large enclosure for holding birds in confinement. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin avirium, from avis, bird. See awi- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | avi·a·rist (- -r st, -rst) —NOUN
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