n. pl. so·lar·i·a (-ē-ə) or so·lar·i·ums A room, gallery, or glassed-in porch exposed to the sun. [Latin sōlārium, terrace, flat housetop, from sōl, sun; see sāwel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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