/ ˈbelvədɪə(r); NAmE -dɪr/ noun
a small house or structure, sometimes with one side open, designed to give a beautiful view
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Italian , literally fair sight , from bel beautiful + vedere to see.
/ ˈbelvədɪə(r); NAmE -dɪr/ noun
a small house or structure, sometimes with one side open, designed to give a beautiful view
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Italian , literally fair sight , from bel beautiful + vedere to see.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005