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cryptoporticus
[ krip-tuh-pawr-ti-kuhs, -pohr- ]
/ ˌkrɪp təˈpɔr tɪ kəs, -ˈpoʊr- /
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noun, plural cryp·to·por·ti·cus.
a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
a portico at the entrance to a crypt.
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Words nearby cryptoporticus
cryptomonad, cryptonym, cryptophthalmia, cryptophyte, cryptopodia, cryptoporticus, cryptorchid, cryptorchidectomy, cryptorchidism, cryptorchidopexy, cryptorchism
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How to use cryptoporticus in a sentence
On the south side there is a cryptoporticus and a reservoir for water which was supplied by a branch of the Claudian aqueduct.
Old Rome|Robert BurnAt the ends of the cryptoporticus are the remains of some more rooms.
Old Rome|Robert BurnDelbrueck did not see that there was a real communication between the caves along the so-called cryptoporticus.
A Study Of The Topography And Municipal History Of Praeneste|Ralph Van Deman Magoffin