triclinium

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
  2. noun a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trīclīnium, from Ancient Greek τρικλίνιον (triklínion).

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