columniation

[ kuh-luhm-nee-ey-shuhn ]
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nounArchitecture.
  1. the employment of columns.

  2. the system of columns in a structure.

Origin of columniation

1
First recorded in 1585–95; extracted from intercolumniation

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British Dictionary definitions for columniation

columniation

/ (kəˌlʌmnɪˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the arrangement of architectural columns

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