architectonics
Americannoun
noun
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the science of architecture
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metaphysics the scientific classification of knowledge
Etymology
Origin of architectonics
First recorded in 1650–60; architectonic, -ics
Example Sentences
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The play continues to make music central to the trilogy's architectonics.
From Los Angeles Times
The architectonics of the composition are more magnificent than in Schumann, although I do not propose to make invidious comparisons.
From Project Gutenberg
The intellectual delight that we receive in the perusal of his books—a delight that sometimes makes us impatient with the work of feebler authors—comes largely from the architectonics of his literary structures.
From Project Gutenberg
Verhaeren's poem at this time—and that which is achieved in the years of maturity remains inalienable—has its own inner architectonics.
From Project Gutenberg
How the Balliol people would laugh at these fantastic plans, thought Guy, and he stopped for a moment from the architectonics of his academy to laugh at himself.
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