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architecture parlante

American  
[pahr-lan-tee] / pɑrˈlæn ti /

noun

  1. the architecture of buildings that, in their plans or elevations, create an image that suggests their functions.

Etymology

Origin of architecture parlante

< French: literally, talking architecture

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