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architectural

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/
  • /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 R K AH0 T EH1 K CH ER0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to architecture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • architectural history
  • architectural design

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture English -al English architectural From architecture + -al.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: boukundig — pertaining to architecture
  • Arabic: مِعْمَارِيّ (miʕmāriyy) — pertaining to architecture
  • Azerbaijani: memarlıq — pertaining to architecture
  • Catalan: arquitectònic — pertaining to architecture
  • Czech: architektonický — pertaining to architecture
  • Danish: arkitektonisk — pertaining to architecture
  • Dutch: architectonisch — pertaining to architecture
  • Dutch: architecturaal — pertaining to architecture
  • Dutch: bouwkundig — pertaining to architecture
  • Esperanto: arkitektura — pertaining to architecture
  • Finnish: arkkitehtoninen — pertaining to architecture
  • French: architectural — pertaining to architecture
  • West-Frisian: boukundich — pertaining to architecture
  • Georgian: არქიტექტურული (arkiṭekṭuruli) — pertaining to architecture
  • German: architektonisch — pertaining to architecture
  • German: Architektur- — pertaining to architecture
  • Greek: αρχιτεκτονικός (architektonikós) — pertaining to architecture
  • Hungarian: építészeti — pertaining to architecture
  • Ido: arkitekturala — pertaining to architecture
  • Italian: architetturale — pertaining to architecture
  • Italian: architettonico — pertaining to architecture
  • Kazakh: сәулеттік (säulettık) — pertaining to architecture
  • Macedonian: архитекто́нски (arhitektónski) — pertaining to architecture
  • Manx: ard-obbrinagh — pertaining to architecture
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arkitektonisk — pertaining to architecture
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arkitektonisk — pertaining to architecture
  • Persian: معماری (me'mâri) — pertaining to architecture
  • Polish: architektoniczny — pertaining to architecture
  • Polish: architektoński — pertaining to architecture
  • Polish: architekturalny — pertaining to architecture
  • Brazilian Portuguese: arquitetônico — pertaining to architecture
  • European Portuguese: arquitetónico — pertaining to architecture
  • Romanian: arhitectonic — pertaining to architecture
  • Romanian: arhitectural — pertaining to architecture
  • Russian: архитекту́рный (arxitektúrnyj) — pertaining to architecture
  • Serbo-Croatian: arhitekturni — pertaining to architecture
  • Spanish: arquitectónico — pertaining to architecture
  • Spanish: arquitectural — pertaining to architecture
  • Swedish: arkitektonisk — pertaining to architecture
  • Turkish: mimari — pertaining to architecture
  • Ukrainian: архітекту́рний (arxitektúrnyj) — pertaining to architecture
  • Uzbek: meʼmoriy — pertaining to architecture
  • Vietnamese: kiến trúc — pertaining to architecture
  • Volapük: bumavik — pertaining to architecture
Real reading context

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