Meanings
nountriforium (plural triforia or triforiums)
plural triforia · plural triforiums
- architectureThe gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
Origin
- Medieval Latintriforium
- Englishtriforium
From Medieval Latin triforium, from tria (“three”) + for (“opening”) + -ium.
More words from Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan trifori
- triforigallery of arches
Dutch triforium
- triforiumgallery of arches
Finnish triforio
- triforiogallery of arches
French triforium
- triforiumgallery of arches
German Triforium
- Triforiumgallery of arches
Italian triforio
- triforiogallery of arches
Spanish triforio
- triforiogallery of arches
Ukrainian трифо́рій
- трифо́рій (tryfórij)gallery of arches
Welsh llofft dywyll
- llofft dywyllgallery of arches
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APA
triforium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triforium
MLA
“triforium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triforium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triforium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triforium.
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