supercolumnar

supercolumnar
adj. Archit. having one order or set of columns above another.
Derivatives:
supercolumniation n.

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\\“+\ adjective
Etymology: super- + Latin columna column + English -ar
1. : built above a column or colonnade
2. : marked by superposition of columns

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/sooh'peuhr keuh lum"neuhr/, adj. Archit.
1. existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by supercolumniation: a supercolumnar composition.
[SUPER- + COLUMNAR]

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supercolumnar /soo- or sū-pər-kə-lumˈnər/ (architecture)
adjective
1. Above a column or colonnade
2. With one colonnade above another
ORIGIN:super- (1)
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supercolumniāˈtion noun

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  • supercolumnar — /sooh peuhr keuh lum neuhr/, adj. Archit. 1. existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature. 2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by supercolumniation: a supercolumnar composition. [SUPER + COLUMNAR] * * * …   Universalium

  • supercolumnar — su·per·columnar …   English syllables

  • supercolumniation — “+ noun Etymology: super + columniation : the superposition of one order of columns above another * * * /sooh peuhr keuh lum nee ay sheuhn/, n. Archit. the placing of one order of columns above another. [1830 40; SUPER + COLUMNIATION] * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

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