triforium

American  

[trahy-fawr-ee-uhm, -fohr-] / traɪˈfɔr i əm, -ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Architecture.

PLURAL

triforia

1. (in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.

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triforium British  

/ traɪˈfɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. an arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church

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Other Word Forms

• triforial adjective

Etymology

Origin of triforium

1695–1705; < Anglo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin triforium kind of gallery, literally, something with three openings, equivalent to Latin tri- tri- + for ( is ) opening, door + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

The towering Triforium, the art piece that brought music and lighting to the public space, is quiet.

From Los Angeles Times

It opened in 1975 in the Civic Center to attract customers to the new underground mall below it — like the Triforium, a taxpayer-assisted project.

From Los Angeles Times

The Triforium has been the subject of many obituaries, all of them correct in one way or another.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the city embarks on new Olympics-driven arts projects, it should — it should be required to — give the city its money’s worth at last, with the thrill of a consistently working Triforium.

From Los Angeles Times

And on the topic of restoration … the Triforium, oh the Triforium.

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