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Definition of
Corinthian adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Corinthian
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
kəˈrɪnθiən
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
(
architecture
)
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used to describe a style of
architecture
in ancient Greece that has thin columns with decorations of leaves at the top
Corinthian columns/capitals
See
Corinthian
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