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PRAETORIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does praetorium mean?
• PRAETORIUM (noun)
The noun PRAETORIUM has 1 sense:
1. the tent of an ancient Roman general
Familiarity information: PRAETORIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The tent of an ancient Roman general
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
praetorium; pretorium
Hypernyms ("praetorium" is a kind of...):
collapsible shelter; tent (a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs))
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