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supercolumniation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The putting of one order above another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: architecture

Examples

  • An example of supercolumniation would be the putting of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or Composite above that.

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noun

Meaning 2

An architectural work produced by this method.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: architecture

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History

Etymology

From super- + columniation.