Etymology

triforium

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Today it means: The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church. Full definition →

Medieval Latin triforium
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromtriforium
  2. English todaytriforium

From Medieval Latin triforium, from tria (“three”) + for (“opening”) + -ium.

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