/ ˈpedɪmənt; NAmE / noun
( architecture ) the part in the shape of a triangle above the entrance of a building in the ancient Greek style
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (as periment ): perhaps an alteration of pyramid .
/ ˈpedɪmənt; NAmE / noun
( architecture ) the part in the shape of a triangle above the entrance of a building in the ancient Greek style
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (as periment ): perhaps an alteration of pyramid .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005