TRICLINIUM


Meaning of TRICLINIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trī-ˈkli-nē-əm ]

noun

( plural tri·clin·ia -nē-ə)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek triklinion, from tri- + klinein to lean, recline — more at lean

Date: 1646

1. : a couch extending around three sides of a table used by the ancient Romans for reclining at meals

2. : a dining room furnished with a triclinium

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.