TABLINUM


Meaning of TABLINUM in English

/ta bluy"neuhm/ , n. , pl. tablina /-neuh/ .

(in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.

[ 1820-30; tab ( u ) linum, equiv. to tabula (see TABLE) + - inum, neut. of - inus -INE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .