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. [Latin trīclīnium, from Greek triklīnion, diminutive of triklīnos, room with three couches : tri-, three; see trei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + klīnē, couch; see klei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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