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Definition of caryatid noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

caryatid

noun

NAmE//ˌkæriˈæt̮əd//

, NAmE//ˈkæriəˌtɪd//

(architecture)

a statue of a female figure used as a supporting pillar in a building

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