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pediment
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synonyms: anility ???
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Definition:the triangular section of a building immediately above the columns
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The pediment of the town hall had been hung with garlands of ivy; a tent had been erected in a meadow for the banquet; and in the middle of the Place, in front of the church, a kind of bombarde was to announce the arrival of the prefect and the names of the successful farmers who had obtained prizes.
Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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It was not safe to go near her until some more people had accumulated. There were telescreens all round the pediment.
George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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under the pointed pediment above the door was a Latin inscription.
John Irving. A Widow for One Year, p.74 (1998)
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