triclinium

Definition of Triclinium in English :

1. triclinium

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

2. triclinium

a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Triclinium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə) (in ancient Rome)

1.

an arrangement of three couches around a table for reclining upon while dining

2.

a dining room, esp one containing such an arrangement of couches

nounWord forms: plural triˈclinia (traɪˈklɪniə ; trīklinˈēə)

1.

a couch extending around three sides of an ancient Roman dining table, for reclining at meals

2.

an ancient Roman dining room, esp. one with such a couch

n. pl. tri·clin·i·a (-ē-ə)

1. A couch facing three sides of a rectangular table, used by the ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans for reclining at meals.

2. A room containing such a couch or couches; a dining room.