cubiculum

[ kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm ]

/ kyuˈbɪk yə ləm /

noun, plural cu·bic·u·la [kyoo-bik-yuh-luh]. /kyuˈbɪk yə lə/. Archaeology.

a burial chamber, as in catacombs.

Origin of cubiculum

1825–35; <Latin: bedroom. See cubicle

Words nearby cubiculum

cubic, cubical, cubic centimeter, cubicle, cubic measure, cubiculum, cubic zirconia, cubiform, cubism, cubit, cubital

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Example sentences from the Web for cubiculum

When she had said this, she went to the cubiculum and returned soon with the tablet which Aulus had left.
Quo Vadis|Henryk Sienkiewicz
The cubiculum was originally designed for the reception of a very limited number of dead.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Each side of the cubiculum, except that of the entrance, usually contains a recessed tomb, either a table-tomb or an arcosolium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
On the left of this hall is a large lounging-room (cubiculum), and a lesser one beyond, with windows to the east and west.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863|Various

There is no doubt that Petronilla was buried in close proximity to this cubiculum.
Pagan and Christian Rome|Rodolfo Lanciani

British Dictionary definitions for cubiculum

cubiculum

/ (kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs

Word Origin for cubiculum

C19: from Latin: cubicle

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单词	cubiculum
释义	cubiculum [ kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm ] / kyuˈbɪk yə ləm / noun, plural cu·bic·u·la [kyoo-bik-yuh-luh]. /kyuˈbɪk yə lə/. Archaeology. a burial chamber, as in catacombs. Origin of cubiculum 1825–35; <Latin: bedroom. See cubicle Words nearby cubiculum cubic, cubical, cubic centimeter, cubicle, cubic measure, cubiculum, cubic zirconia, cubiform, cubism, cubit, cubital Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cubiculum When she had said this, she went to the cubiculum and returned soon with the tablet which Aulus had left. Quo Vadis\|Henryk Sienkiewicz The cubiculum was originally designed for the reception of a very limited number of dead. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5\|Various Each side of the cubiculum, except that of the entrance, usually contains a recessed tomb, either a table-tomb or an arcosolium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5\|Various On the left of this hall is a large lounging-room (cubiculum), and a lesser one beyond, with windows to the east and west. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863\|Various There is no doubt that Petronilla was buried in close proximity to this cubiculum. Pagan and Christian Rome\|Rodolfo Lanciani British Dictionary definitions for cubiculum cubiculum / (kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs Word Origin for cubiculum C19: from Latin: cubicle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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