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tholobate

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[thol-uh-beyt] / ˈθɒl əˌbeɪt /

noun

Architecture.
  1. the substructure supporting a dome or cupola.


Etymology

Origin of tholobate

1825–35; < Greek thólo ( s ) tholos + -batēs one that goes; cf. stylobate

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