triclinium
Americannoun
plural
triclinia-
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
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a dining room, especially one containing such a couch.
noun
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an arrangement of three couches around a table for reclining upon while dining
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a dining room, esp one containing such an arrangement of couches
Etymology
Origin of triclinium
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin trīclīnium, from Greek triklī́nion, diminutive of tríklīnos “having three couches (adjective), dining room so furnished (noun),” equivalent to tri- tri- + klī́n(ē) “couch” ( clinic ) + -ion diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere is a reconstitution of a dining room, or “triclinium,” in which wealthy Romans reclined on a three-sided masonry couch at meal times.
From New York Times
The Latin word for dining room, triclinium, derives from the three sofas that typically accommodated reclining Roman diners.
The first of these is the famous mosaic of the Lateran triclinium, constructed by Pope Leo III., about A.D.
From Project Gutenberg
Other rooms round the court were the triclinium, or dining room, and cubicula or bedchambers.
From Project Gutenberg
Overshadowing the Herod till in very despair he hath taken to racing and left the triclinia and the atria to thee!
From Project Gutenberg
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