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TRICLINIUM (triclinia)

Dictionary entry overview: What does triclinium mean?

• TRICLINIUM (noun)
The noun TRICLINIUM has 2 senses:

1. a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
2. a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

Familiarity information: TRICLINIUM used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRICLINIUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("triclinium" is a kind of...):

dining room; dining-room (a room used for dining)

Sense 2

triclinium ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("triclinium" is a kind of...):

board; dining table (a table at which meals are served)

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