pediment
noun/ˈpedɪmənt/
/ˈpedɪmənt/
(architecture)- the part in the shape of a triangle above the entrance of a building in the ancient Greek styleTopics Buildingsc2Word Originlate 16th cent. (as periment): perhaps an alteration of pyramid.
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