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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to or introduced by Andrea Palladio (1518-80), an Italian architect of the Renaissance.
  • Of or pertaining to the goddess Pallas or her attributes; pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Arch.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century.
  • proper noun (Arch.) A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called Pallas.
  • adjective Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; -- Athena being the goddess of wisdom.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective In the style of the neoclassical architect, Andrea Palladio.
  • adjective Of or relating to Pallas

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio

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