
triclinium [trahy-klin-ee-uh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural tri·clin·i·a [trahy-klin-ee-uh] /traɪˈklɪn i ə/. Roman History.
- a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- a dining room, especially one containing such a couch.
Origin of triclinium 1640–50; Latin trīclīnium Greek triklī́nion, diminutive of tríklīnos having three couches (adj.), dining room so furnished (noun), equivalent to tri- tri- + klī́n(ē) couch (see clinic) + -ion diminutive suffix Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for triclinium Historical Examples of triclinium
Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
At the bottom of the peristyle, on the right, is a triclinium.
L. W. Yaggy
Here is a triclinium with three beds and other conveniences.
L. W. Yaggy
There was also a cistern at the end of the portico, next the triclinium.
L. W. Yaggy
And then, placing an arm on the shoulders of his nephew, he conducted him to the triclinium.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
British Dictionary definitions for triclinium triclinium noun plural -ia (-ɪə) (in ancient Rome)
- an arrangement of three couches around a table for reclining upon while dining
- a dining room, esp one containing such an arrangement of couches
Word Origin for triclinium C17: from Latin, from Greek triklinion, from tri- + klinē a couch Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012