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triclinium

tric·li·nium

uncommon

noun

1.

a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)

2.

a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

Origin

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

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