tablinum
Americannoun
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tablina
plural
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Etymology
Origin of tablinum
1820–30; < Latin tab ( u ) līnum, equivalent to tabula ( see table) + -īnum, neuter of -īnus -ine 1
Example Sentences
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Passing straight through the atrium, where he was respectfully greeted by the servants and slaves, Pollio passed into the tablinum, where his uncle was sitting writing.
From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Open hall, corresponding in position with a tablinum.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
On the right-hand wall of the tablinum is a picture of Bacchus discovering Ariadne.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
The fauces in the case of smaller atriums should be two thirds, and in the case of larger one half the width of the tablinum.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
The floor is elevated two steps above the level of the tablinum.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
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