palazzo

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He arrives at the palazzo, arrives at the big front door.

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  1. noun A large splendid residence or public building, such as a palace or museum.

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  • He arrives at the palazzo, arrives at the big front door. —  David Macaulay's Rome Antics
  • And eventually we arrive at the courtyard of the palazzo, which is our destination. —  David Macaulay's Rome Antics
  • Benedetto's name admitted me to the palazzo, and he saw to it that I was quickly installed in the household. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 02 - February 2007
  • Cristiano closed a hand over hers and walked her back into the bedroom with a distinct air of masculine purpose Do you want me to start onnce upon a time Was your childhood like a fairytale Cristiano settled her down against the pillows and stepped back as though to admire the picture she made Not at all-although the palazzo is the family castle and money was always plentiful. —  CRISTIANO ANDREOTTI, the software billionaire, stood on the topmost deck of the megayacht Lestara
  • The palazzo was a museum, a museum turned into a house. —  The BROTHERHOOD of the HOLY SHRO
 

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  1. Italian, from Latin Palātium, imperial residence; see palace.

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  1. Italian, from Latin palatium. See palace.
 

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/pɑˈlɑtsoʊ/
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