n. 1. A clique or circle, especially of writers. 2. A small dining room, usually on an upper floor. [French cénacle, from Old French cenacle, the room where the Last Supper took place, from Latin cēnāculum, dining room, garret, from cēna, meal; see sker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. Sense 2, Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cēnāculum.] |
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