noun
a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls
• Syn: ↑Tibur
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Italy, ↑Italian Republic, ↑Italia
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\\ˈtivəlē\ noun (-s)Etymology: probably from Tivoli, commune of central Italy, a pleasure resort near Rome
: a game resembling bagatelle and played on a special oblong board or table which has a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and a surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups
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/tiv"euh lee/; for 1 also It. /tee"vaw lee/, n.
1. a town in central Italy, E of Rome: ruins of Roman villas. 41,733. Ancient, Tibur.
2. a park and entertainment center in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Tivoli(ˈtɪvəlɪ)
[Said to be from Tivoli, a town near Rome.]
A game resembling bagatelle, played on a sloping board or table set with upright pins and hoops, by which the ball shot from a side alley against the curved top of the table is deflected into numbered compartments at the other end.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.