COMPOSITE ORDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order

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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("Composite order" is a kind of...):

order ((architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans)

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