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adj
Of or relating to Pallas, an epithet of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and potentially to other female Greek figures such as Pallas the daughter of Triton and granddaughter of Poseidon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, not-comparable, rare
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Of or relating to knowledge, study, or wisdom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable, rare
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adj
of or pertaining to the asteroid Pallas
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adj
In the style of the Italian neoclassical architect Andrea Palladio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: architecture
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adj
Containing tetravalent palladium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An architect who designs buildings in the Palladian style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
A building or an architectural element (for example, a window) designed in the Palladian style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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adjective
referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Latin Palladius (“of or relating to Pallas”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Palladius is derived from Pallas (from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás), genitive Παλλάδος (Palládos), an epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
From Italian Palladio, the surname of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) + -an (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
From palladium + -ian.
Across languages
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