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Colonnade - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Colonnade : (noun)
1: structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
2: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by
columns [syn: arcade]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Colonnade : \Col`on*nade"\, n. [F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr.
colonna column. See Colonel.] (Arch.)
A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with
all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc.
Note: When in front of a building, it is called a portico;
when surrounding a building or an open court or square,
a peristyle.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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