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Topic: ARCHITECTURE

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Italian
Origin: Latin porticus; PORCH

portico

 noun
     
portico
por‧ti‧co plural porticoes or porticos [countable]
AAT a covered entrance to a building, consisting of a roof supported by pillars
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