volary
- noun
- /ˈvoʊləri/
- Archaic
:
voladero
- The ancient castle featured a beautiful volary filled with rare and exotic birds.
Examples
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The estate's volary required daily maintenance to ensure the birds remained healthy and comfortable.
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I visited the beautiful volary at the botanical garden.
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As birdsong echoed through the volary, children pressed their faces against the wire mesh in wonder.
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The volary housed exotic birds from around the world.
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The ancient castle featured a beautiful volary filled with rare and exotic birds.
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As birdsong echoed through the volary, children pressed their faces against the wire mesh in wonder.
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The estate's volary required daily maintenance to ensure the birds remained healthy and comfortable.
Synonyms
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6.0
A large building or cage where people keep many birds
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3.2
A place where birds are protected so people can see them
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Surface Forms
Morphology
volary = vol + ary
The apparent root 'vol' is not a productive or recognizable English base for learners, so the meaning 'place for birds' cannot be transparently derived from its parts.
Etymology
Volary comes from the Latin word volare, which means 'to fly', so imagine a place where birds can fly. That's why a volary is a building or large enclosure for keeping birds, like an aviary.