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cubiculum
[ kyoo-bik-yuh-luhm ]
noun
, Archaeology.
, plural cu·bic·u·la [kyoo-, bik, -y, uh, -l, uh].
- a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
cubiculum
/ kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm /
noun
- an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cubiculum1
1825–35; < Latin: bedroom. See cubicle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cubiculum1
C19: from Latin: cubicle
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Example Sentences
Occasionally the cubiculum terminates in a semicircular recess, as in the upper chamber in Fig. 9.
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An example of both sorts is seen in the accompanying engraving of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of St. Prtextatus.
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The larger cubiculum has two tufa seats at the side, and one more elevated for the presiding presbyter.
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Quintus went at once to his curtained cubiculum, undressed with the help of the faithful Blepyrus and soon fell asleep.
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Deinde cubiculum ingressus clam subduxit se tentorio et firmam patri circumdedit custodiam.
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