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A vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level, normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault; also, a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have openings or windows instead of columns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome
Topics: architecture
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Borrowed from Latin cryptoporticus.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
criptopòrtic
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level
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French:
cryptoportique
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level
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German:
Kryptoportikus
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level
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Italian:
criptoportico
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level
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Latin:
cryptoporticus
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level
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Portuguese:
criptopórtico
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level
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Spanish:
criptopórtico
— vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level