penetralia

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the innermost parts

   The old man took the book and drew up a chair from the dim penetralia of the shop.

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.

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