tabula lusoria

noun

A table used as a gameboard.

Meanings

nountabula lusoria (plural tabulae lusoriae)

plural tabulae lusoriae

  1. Ancient RomeA table used as a gameboard.

Origin

An unadapted borrowing from Latin.

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