triclinia

Variant of triclinium

triclinium definition

tri·clin·ium (trī klin′ē əm)

noun pl. triclinia -·ia (-ə)

  1. a couch extending around three sides of an ancient Roman dining table, for reclining at meals
  2. an ancient Roman dining room, esp. one with such a couch

Etymology: L < Gr triklinion, dim. of triklinos < tri-, tri- + klinē, a couch < klinein: see lean

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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