supercolumnar

[ soo-per-kuh-luhm-ner ]
/ ˌsu pər kəˈlʌm nər /

adjective Architecture.

existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
of, relating to, or characterized by supercolumniation: a supercolumnar composition.

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Origin of supercolumnar

super- + columnar

Words nearby supercolumnar

supercity, superclass, supercluster, supercoil, supercollider, supercolumnar, supercolumniation, supercomputer, superconductivity, superconductor, supercontinent
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British Dictionary definitions for supercolumnar

supercolumnar
/ (ˌsuːpəkəˈlʌmnə) /

adjective architect

having one colonnade above another
placed above a colonnade or a column

Derived forms of supercolumnar

supercolumniation, noun
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