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tricliniary

tricliniary adjective: of, pertaining to, or using a triclinium, or to the ancient mode of reclining while eating.

Adjective

tricliniary (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or using a triclinium, or to the ancient mode of reclining while eating.
    • tricliniary beds
    • tricliniary posture
    Synonyms:
    triclinial

Synonyms of tricliniary

Origin of tricliniary

From Latin tricliniaris. See triclinium.

Questions about tricliniary

What does tricliniary mean?
Tricliniary means of, pertaining to, or using a triclinium, or to the ancient mode of reclining while eating.
What part of speech is tricliniary?
Tricliniary is an adjective.

Words near tricliniary in the dictionary

  1. triclavianists
  2. triclazate
  3. triclinate
  4. triclinia
  5. triclinial
  6. tricliniary
  7. triclinic
  8. triclinium
  9. tricliniums
  10. triclinohedric
  11. triclocarban

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