penetralia C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.li.ə/ UK /ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.li.ə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the innermost parts The old man took the book and drew up a chair from the dim penetralia of the shop. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms penetralian Etymology Borrowed from Latin penetralia, the neuter plural of penetralis (inner), from penetrare (to enter or penetrate). English retained the plural form for innermost or secret places. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # penetralia **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.li.ə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.li.ə/ ## Meanings 1. the innermost parts ## Examples - The old man took the book and drew up a chair from the dim penetralia of the shop. ## Derived Forms - penetralian ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin penetralia, the neuter plural of penetralis (inner), from penetrare (to enter or penetrate). English retained the plural form for innermost or secret places. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown