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sedilium

sedilium noun: one of a row of seats in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre.

Noun

sedilium (plural sedilia)

  1. (historical) One of a row of seats in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre.
  2. A seat in the chancel of a church near the altar, for the officiating clergyman.
    Synonyms:
    sedile

Synonyms of sedilium

Forms of sedilium

pluralsedilia

Origin of sedilium

From Latin sedilium.

Questions about sedilium

What does sedilium mean?
Sedilium means one of a row of seats in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre.
What part of speech is sedilium?
Sedilium is a noun.
What is the plural of sedilium?
The plural of sedilium is sedilia.

Words near sedilium in the dictionary

  1. sedigraphy
  2. sedile
  3. sediles
  4. sedilia
  5. sedilias
  6. sedilium
  7. Sedillo
  8. Sedillos
  9. sediment
  10. sedimentability
  11. sedimentable

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