Plural of cella; the inner chambers or sanctuaries of ancient Roman temples.
From Latin cella (small room), pluralized in the Latin nominative plural form cellae. This maintains the original Latin declension pattern.
Archaeologists studying Roman temples use 'cellae' when discussing multiple temple sanctuaries—it's one of those Latin plurals that sounds fancier than just saying 'cellas!'
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