Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tablinum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tablinum
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anteroom in a house of ancient Rome, opening out of the atrium opposite the main entry and often containing the family statues and archives.

Example Sentences

"(b) There was also a Pluteus (which we call Tablinum) a Place or Study, where the Pictures of their Ancestors, and their glorious Atchievements, were drawn or pourtray'd: On the other Side was the Kitchin, from whence they came into a Porch built about the Hall, or Cavedium, which, because `twas four-square, it was therefore surrounded with four Porticos, which may properly be called Walks or Piazzas."
"To my surprise I was shown not into the bedchamber but into the tablinum, where my imperial lover was half hidden by a mountain of paperwork."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tablīnum.

Inflected Forms

tablina (plural)

Questions

What does tablinum mean?: An anteroom in a house of ancient Rome, opening out of the atrium opposite the main entry and often containing the family statues and archives.
Where does tablinum come from?: Borrowed from Latin tablīnum.

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