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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from CANT13 + lever

cantilever

 noun
     
Related topics: Construction
can‧ti‧le‧ver [countable]
TBC a long piece of metal or wood that sticks out from an upright post or wall and supports a shelf, the end of a bridge etc
—cantilevered adjective:
a cantilevered staircase
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