triclinium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.
  2. A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.

Word forms

triclinium tricliniums triclinia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trīclīnium, from Ancient Greek τρικλίνιον (triklínion).

Derived words

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