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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | columns |
| Synonyms: | arcade, cloister, columniation, corridor, gallery, mezzanine, peripteros, peristyle, pillars, portico, veranda |
| Main Entry: | column |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pillar |
| Synonyms: | brace, buttress, caryatid, colonnade, cylinder, mast, minaret, monolith, monument, obelisk, pedestal, peristyle, pier, pilaster, post, prop, pylon, shaft, standard, stay, stele, support, totem, tower, underpinning, upright |
| Main Entry: | pillar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | column of building, or freestanding column |
| Synonyms: | colonnade, mast, obelisk, pedestal, pier, pilaster, piling, post, prop, shaft, stanchion, support, tower, upright |
| Main Entry: | portico |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | porch |
| Synonyms: | arcade, atrium, balcony, colonnade, patio, piazza, stoa, terrace, veranda, verandah, walkway |
| Main Entry: | piazza |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | porch |
| Synonyms: | balcony, colonnade, patio, portico, square, stoop, veranda |
| Notes: | piazza is from Latin platea 'courtyard,' veranda from Hindi 'stockaded enclosure,' and porch from Latin porticus 'entrance hall' |
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