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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•a•ro•tum (as′ə rō′təm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ta (-tə).USA pronunciation - Antiquity, Architecture(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- Latinization of neuter singular of Greek asárōtos literally, unswept (once in Pliny, designating a floor paved in mosaic resembling table scraps), equivalent. to a- a-6 + sarō-, verbid stem of saroûn to sweep clean + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix
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