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Palla

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  [puh-ley-dee-uh m] /pəˈleɪ di əm/ noun, plural Palladia [puh-ley-dee-uh] /pəˈleɪ di ə/ (Show IPA) 1. Also, Palladion [puh-ley-dee-on] /pəˈleɪ diˌɒn/ (Show IPA). a statue of Athena, especially one on the citadel of Troy on which the safety of the city was supposed to depend. 2. (usually lowercase) anything believed to provide protection or safety; safeguard. […]

• Palladian

  [puh-ley-dee-uh n, -lah-] /pəˈleɪ di ən, -ˈlɑ-/ adjective 1. pertaining to, introduced by, or in the architectural style of Andrea . noun 2. a disciple of Andrea , specifically one of the circle of Lord Burlington in 18th-century England. [puh-ley-dee-uh n] /pəˈleɪ di ən/ adjective 1. of or relating to the goddess Athena. 2. pertaining […]

• Palladian-window

  [puh-ley-dee-uh n, -lah-] /pəˈleɪ di ən, -ˈlɑ-/ noun 1. a window in the form of a round-headed archway with a narrower compartment on either side, the side compartments usually being capped with entablatures on which the arch of the central compartment rests.

• Paleoencephalon

  [pey-lee-oh-en-sef-uh-lon; especially British pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li oʊ ɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn; especially British ˌpæl i-/ noun, plural paleoencephala [pey-lee-oh-en-sef-uh-luh; especially British pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li oʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə lə; especially British ˌpæl i-/ (Show IPA) 1. .

• Paleoecology

  [pey-lee-oh-i-kol-uh-jee or, esp. British, pal-ee-o-] /ˌpeɪ li oʊ ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi or, esp. British, ˌpæl i ɒ-/ noun 1. the branch of dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment. noun the branch of ecology dealing with fossil plants and animals and their ancient environment Word Origin 1898-1903 Usage Note […]

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