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supercolumniation

American  
[soo-per-kuh-luhm-nee-ey-shuhn] / ˌsu pər kəˌlʌm niˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

Architecture.
  1. the placing of one order of columns above another.


Etymology

Origin of supercolumniation

First recorded in 1830–40; super- + columniation

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