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Definition of pediment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pediment

noun
 
/ˈpedɪmənt/
 
/ˈpedɪmənt/
(architecture)
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  1. the part in the shape of a triangle above the entrance of a building in the ancient Greek styleTopics Buildingsc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (as periment): perhaps an alteration of pyramid.
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