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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tri•fo•ri•um (trī fôr′ē əm, -fōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fo•ri•a (-fôr′ē ə, -fōr′-).USA pronunciation [Archit.]- (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.
- Anglo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin triforium kind of gallery, literally, something with three openings, equivalent. to Latin tri- tri- + for(is) opening, door + -ium -ium
- 1695–1705
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: triforium /traɪˈfɔːrɪəm/ n ( pl -ria / -rɪə/)- an arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church
Etymology: 18th Century: from Anglo-Latin, apparently from Latin tri- + foris a doorway; referring to the fact that each bay characteristically had three openings |