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Word: Spandrel
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund(e)re, or from espaundre ‘expand’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈspandrɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework.
Short Definition:triangular space between one side of outer curve of arch
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