penetralia

  • 11penetralia — noun a) The innermost, secret or hidden parts. I believe, had I been in the inmost recesses of my habitationthe very penetraliayour eagerness would have surmounted bolts, bars, decency, and everything. b) The innermost parts of a building, such… …

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  • 12penetralia — pen·e·tra·li·a || ‚penɪ treɪlɪə n. interior recesses of a building, innermost section of a temple; innermost secrets …

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  • 13penetralia — [ˌpɛnɪ treɪlɪə] plural noun literary the innermost parts of a building. Origin C17: from L., lit. innermost things …

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  • 14penetralia — n. pl. 1. Sanctuary, inner parts, recesses. 2. Secrets, mysteries, hidden things …

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  • 15penetralia — n innermost or deepest recesses or parts, secret place or places, depths, bowels, insides; bosom, heart, heart of hearts; core, pith, marrow, kernel, nucleus, center …

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  • 16penetralia — pen·e·tra·lia …

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  • 17penetralia — pen•e•tra•li•a [[t]ˌpɛn ɪˈtreɪ li ə[/t]] n. pl. 1) the innermost parts or recesses 2) the most private or secret things • Etymology: 1660–70; < L, n. use of neut. pl. of penetrālis inner =penetr(āre) to penetrate+ ālis al I …

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  • 18penetralia — /pɛnəˈtreɪliə/ (say penuh trayleeuh) plural noun the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing. {Latin, properly neuter plural of penetrālis inner, originally penetrating} …

  • 19penetralia —   n. pl. private places; secrets …

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  • 20penetralia — n.pl. 1 innermost shrines or recesses. 2 secret or hidden parts; mysteries. Etymology: L, neut. pl. of penetralis interior (as PENETRATE) …

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