PEDIMENT


Meaning of PEDIMENT in English

/ 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.