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Palladian

Pronunciation: /pəˈleɪdɪən/
Definition of Palladian

adjective

Architecture
  • relating to or denoting the neoclassical style of Andrea Palladio, in particular with reference to the phase of English architecture from circa 1715, when there was a revival of interest in Palladio and his English follower, Inigo Jones, and a reaction against the baroque.

Derivatives

Palladianism

noun

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Definition of Palladian in the US English dictionary
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