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soffit

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/ ˈsɒf ɪt /
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noun Architecture.
the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice.
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Origin of soffit

1605–15; <French soffite<Italian soffitto<Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, for Latin suffīxus;see suffix

Words nearby soffit

so far as, so far, so good, sofa surfing, sofa table, sofer, soffit, soffritto, Sofia, sofrito, S. of Sol., soft
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Words related to soffit

rim, belly, root, sole, underneath

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British Dictionary definitions for soffit

soffit
/ (ˈsɒfɪt) /
noun
the underside of a part of a building or a structural component, such as an arch, beam, stair, etc
Also called: crown, vertex the upper inner surface of a drain or sewerCompare invert (def. 6)

Word Origin for soffit

C17: via French from Italian soffitto, from Latin suffixus something fixed underneath, from suffīgere, from sub- under + fīgere to fasten
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