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COLONNADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

Synonyms:

arcade; colonnade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("colonnade" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Meronyms (parts of "colonnade"):

arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colonnade"):

loggia (a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("colonnade" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colonnade"):

peristyle (a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court)

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