English Explanatory Dictionary

triforium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪ̯ˈfɔːɹɪəm/

Word forms

triforium triforia triforiums

Etymology

From Medieval Latin triforium, from tria (“three”) + for (“opening”) + -ium.

Related words

clerestory
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