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triforium definition

tri·fo·rium (-fôr′ē əm)

noun pl. triforia -·ria (-ə)

a gallery or arcade in the wall above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church

Etymology: ML < L tri-, tri- + foris, door

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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