penetralia

penetralia
penetralian, adj.
/pen'i tray"lee euh/, n.pl.
1. the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing.
2. the most private or secret things.
[1660-70; < L, n. use of neut. pl. of PENETRALIS inner, equiv. to penetr(are) to PENETRATE + -alis -AL1]

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