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1. (n.) pediment
(in classical architecture) a low triangular gable outlined by a horizontal cornice below and sloping cornices above, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a facade.
2. pediment
a feature resembling this, used to crown an opening, monument, etc., or as decoration.
3. pediment
a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, usu. thinly covered with alluvium.
Etymology: (1655–65; earlier pedament, pedement, alter., by assoc. with L pēs (s. ped-) foot , of earlier peremint, perh. alter. of pyramid ; (def.
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1. (noun) pediment
a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
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1. (noun) pediment
originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple
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