TRICLINIA

TRICLINIUM

triclinium

(noun) a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

triclinium

(noun) a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

triclinia

plural of triclinium

Source: Wiktionary


TRICLINIUM

Tri*clin"i*um, n.; pl. Triclinia. Etym: [L., from Gr. Tri-) + a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott


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