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PRETORIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pretorium mean?
• PRETORIUM (noun)
The noun PRETORIUM has 1 sense:
1. the tent of an ancient Roman general
Familiarity information: PRETORIUM 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 ("pretorium" 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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