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US /ˈpɛd.əˌmɛn.tɪd/ UK /ˈped.ɪˌmen.tɪd/
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Meanings

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Synonyms
1 adj · architecture: furnished,... pedimentalgable-topped
Opposites
unpedimented
Word family
Related forms pedimentgableentablatureclassical architecture

Etymology

Formed from pediment + -ed. An architectural pediment is the low triangular gable above a classical portico or a similar decorative form above a door or window. Pediment is a seventeenth-century alteration of the earlier periment, probably influenced by pyramid.

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