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GROTTO
grotto, grot
(noun) a small cave (usually with attractive features)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grotto (plural grottos or grottoes)
A small cave.
An artificial cavern-like retreat.
A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.
A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.
(Satanism) A secretive name for a local group of underground Satanists.
Source: Wiktionary
Grot"to, n.; pl. Grottoes. Etym: [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. Grot, Crypt.]
Definition: A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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