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tri·fo·ri·um

 (trī-fôr′ē-əm)
n. pl. tri·fo·ri·a (-fôr′ē-ə) Architecture
An arcaded gallery above the side-aisle arches and below the clerestory of a church.
[Medieval Latin, a gallery in Canterbury Cathedral (later taken to mean "with three openings").]
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triforium

(traɪˈfɔːrɪəm)
n, pl -ria (-rɪə)
(Architecture) an arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church
[C18: from Anglo-Latin, apparently from Latin tri- + foris a doorway; referring to the fact that each bay characteristically had three openings]
triˈforial adj
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tri•fo•ri•um

(traɪˈfɔr i əm, -ˈfoʊr-)

n., pl. -fo•ri•a (-ˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr-)
the wall above the arches of the nave or choir of a church and below the clerestory, often having a blind arcade or opening into a gallery.
[1695–1705; < Anglo-Latin; Medieval Latin triforium kind of gallery, literally, something with three openings]
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triforium

[traɪˈfɔːrɪəm] N (triforia (pl)) [traɪˈfɔːrɪə] → triforio m
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The area is currently being excavated during work to transform part of the 13thcentury Triforium into a new viewing and gallery area that will be open to the public for the first time.
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John the Divine in New York, which will get $30,000 for the restoration of blue-stone triforium roofs; Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Brooklyn, which will get $25,000 for copper dome and roof restoration; and Calvary Presbyterian Church in Staten Island, which will get $25,000 for restoration of stained glass.
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