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portico

Definitions of portico
  1. noun
    a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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    types:
    veranda
    a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
    nartece
    portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
    type of:
    costruzione, elemento architettonico, struttura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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