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por·ti·co

 (pôr′tĭ-kō′)
n. pl. por·ti·coes or por·ti·cos
A porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building.
[Italian, from Latin porticus, from porta, gate; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
por′ti·coed′ adj.
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Adj.1.porticoed - marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar
apteral - having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides
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