name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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name
A surname.
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name
The Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught).
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Synonyms: Portico
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noun
A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
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Topics: architecture
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noun
A portico; a covered walk.
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noun
The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.
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noun
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: structure, construction
Narrower terms: back porch, deck, front porch, portico, stoop, stoep, veranda, verandah, gallery
History
From Middle English porche, from Old French, from Latin porticus (“portico”). Doublet of portego, portico, and porticus.
Across languages
133 source translations are retained for this English entry.