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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

   "The amphitheatre hath two portici as that at Niſmes."

2. 2
   a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught).

Synonyms

All synonyms

accessaislealleyambulatoryaperturearcade

Example

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"The front has a magnificent portico."

Etymology

From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.

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