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triforium
[ trahy-fawr-ee-uhm, -fohr- ]
noun
- (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.
triforium
/ traɪˈfɔːrɪəm /
noun
- an arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church
Derived Forms
- triˈforial, adjective
Other Words From
- tri·fori·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of triforium1
Word History and Origins
Origin of triforium1
Example Sentences
Huge colored banners had been hung from the triforium and all the candles on the piers were lit.
Above them was the triforium, a row of arches that went up another twenty feet in front of a narrow passageway.
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.
The Triforium has been the subject of many obituaries, all of them correct in one way or another.
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.
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