Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Roman antiquity, a tent, booth, or stall; a rude shelter; specifically, in later times, a shop or stall either for trade or for work, or a tavern.
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- noun A type of
shop in Ancient Rome - noun A
tavern in Spain
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Examples
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The nearest word to 'taberna' was 'tabernacle', but the idea of dying in a tabernacle was plainly ridiculous – the sort of guess he had chanced in Latin translations so often, only to elicit the Latin master's eternal complaint: nonsense must be wrong …
The Alamut Ambush Price, Anthony 1971
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Next day, the American comes into the taberna again and gets his expected testicles.
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We know what it's like to rest our weary bones after a hard day of labor in the nearest (local watering hole, locale taberna, berlina) only to step out into a stiff, tiring wind.
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We know what it's like to rest our weary bones after a hard day of labor in the nearest (local watering hole, locale taberna, berlina) only to step out into a stiff, tiring wind.
CBS/NYT Poll: Obama Rebounds From Wright Damage, Public Split On Gas Tax 2009
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We know what it's like to rest our weary bones after a hard day of labor in the nearest (local watering hole, locale taberna, berlina) only to step out into a stiff, tiring wind.
Obama Releases Another Ad Hitting Hillary Over Gas Tax Holiday 2009
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Together with the large amount of open ceramic forms, intended for drinking and eating, it is likely that the shops functioned as a taberna, selling food and drinks.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - N-S Colonnaded Street Report 3 2003
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From the smell of old beer and wine, I knew the ground floor acted as taberna though it was empty at this time of the day, save for a slave sweeping the floor.
Black Horses For The King McCaffrey, Anne 1996
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He stopped as the answer to the question which had been dogging him earlier rose unbidden in his mind: Audley would certainly know what 'propositum' and 'taberna' meant – he must remember to ask him at the next opportunity.
The Alamut Ambush Price, Anthony 1971
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