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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PORTICO

Via Italian from Latin porticusporch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTICO

portico  [ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTICO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Portico is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PORTICO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Portico

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in Ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures. Some noteworthy examples of porticos are the East Portico of the United States Capitol, the portico adorning the Pantheon in Rome and the portico of University College London. Bologna, Italy, is famous for its porticos. In total, there are over 45 km of arcades, some 38 in the city center. The longest portico in the world, about 3.5 km, extends from the edge of the city to Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. In Turin, Italy, porticos stretch for 18 km. Palladio was a pioneer of using temple-fronts for secular buildings. In the UK, the temple-front applied to The Vyne, Hampshire was the first portico applied to an English country house.

Definition of portico in the English dictionary

The definition of portico in the dictionary is a covered entrance to a building; porch. Other definition of portico is a covered walkway in the form of a roof supported by columns or pillars, esp one built on to the exterior of a building.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORTICO


charneco
ˈtʃɑːnɪkəʊ
classico
ˈklæsɪkəʊ
Draco
ˈdreɪkəʊ
frigorifico
ˌfrɪɡəˈrɪfɪkəʊ
haricot
ˈhærɪkəʊ
maiko
ˈmaɪkəʊ
mistico
ˈmɪstɪkəʊ
patrico
ˈpætrɪkəʊ
psycho
ˈsaɪkəʊ
sicko
ˈsɪkəʊ
Stilicho
ˈstɪlɪkəʊ
thicko
ˈθɪkəʊ
tricot
ˈtrɪkəʊ
Tycho
ˈtaɪkəʊ
Vico
ˈvɪkəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTICO

porterhouse
porterhouse steak
porterly
portesse
portfire
portfolio
portfolio employment
portfolio manager
portfolio worker
porthole
portion
portioner
portionist
portionless
Portland
Portland cement
Portlaoise
portlast
portless
portlier

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTICO

Angelico
calico
cantico
chico
Chirico
fantastico
fico
Galactico
Gulf of Mexico
magnifico
matico
medico
Mexico
mico
New Mexico
politico
Porto Rico
Puerto Rico
simpatico
Tampico

Synonyms and antonyms of portico in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «portico» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTICO

Find out the translation of portico to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of portico from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «portico» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柱廊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pórtico
570 millions of speakers

English

portico
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोर्टिको
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرواق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

портик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pórtico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বারান্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

portique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Portico
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorhalle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポーチコ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포르 티코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Portico
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

day cột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைவாயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोटॅको
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sütunlu giriş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

portyk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

портик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

portic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στοά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

portiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

portik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

portico
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of portico

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTICO»

The term «portico» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.136 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTICO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «portico» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «portico» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about portico

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTICO»

Discover the use of portico in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to portico and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Portico
POUTICO. CONDUCTED BY TWO MEN OP PADUA. Ilic paiet ingeniis campus: certuaqve merenti Stat favor. Cut di an. "Different minds Incline to different objects ; one pursues The vast alone, the wonderful, the wild; Another sighs for harmony  ...
‎1817
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Under the Portico
A charming page turner of a common born Renaissance girl tenaciously pursuing love and her need to be "a lady."
Olivia Kennedy Lab, 2001
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The Architecture of Jefferson Country: Charlottesville and ...
Kenridge, a five-bay, two-story brick house with two-story wings, features a one- story circular portico on the northern facade and a tetrastyle portico on the southern front with columns patterned after the ancient Tower of the Winds in Athens, ...
K. Edward Lay, 2000
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The Temple of Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future
The ceilings of the aisles were ornamented with cedar wood carvings.123 Of this portico Josephus described the Royal Portico in exuberant and enthusiastic phrases: “And it was a structure more noteworthy than any under the sun” “ . . . which ...
John M. Lundquist, 2008
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The Business of Sustainable Forestry: Strategies For An ...
By the mid-1990s, Portico's certified forestry supplied the company with most of the wood it needs — about 85 percent in most years. The rest Portico buys on the open markets. But forest management costs are also higher. Although the ...
Michael Jenkins, Emily Smith, 1999
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A Classified and Descriptive Catalogue of the Indian ...
Trimul Naik's portico. Unfinished base of gateway at east side. Madura. Trimul Naik's portico. Two monolithic pillars at east entrance. Trimul Naik's portico. Carvings on base of unfinished gateway. By Captain Lyon. 60. Pillar in Trimul Naik's ...
John Forbes Watson, 1873
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Lost Churches of Mississippi
A portico containing two columns set between projecting piers or cheek walls is described as distyle in antis (Latin, “between antae” or“between projecting piers”) . This term is also widely used to describe a two-column portico that is recessed ...
Richard J. Cawthon, 2010
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Old-House Journal
Piercework — Ornamentation common in the late- Victorian period, created by cutting openings or shaped profiles in solid pieces of wood. Porch — From the Latin porticus (see portico). Any exterior space, roofed and open-walled, attached to ...
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The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: A ...
433 Meriwether St. Frame with clapboarding, horizontal boards and battens under portico (the half-inch-thick battens probably added to conceal cracks), central two-story rectangular unit 59 ft. (five-bay front) with one-story wings projecting to ...
John Linley, 1982
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A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
The portico had some association with Hercules, for a statue of Hercules there sweated in the days before Commodus's assassination (S.H.A. Commod. 16.5), and games here are recorded for 4 June (Philocalus), which was consecrated to  ...
L. Richardson, jr, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTICO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term portico is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cheating on BJP in Bihar: Shatrughan woos Nitish Kumar openly …
The chief minister's office tipped off ETV Bihar about the meeting and a TV reporter was standing in the portico when Sinha and Pavan Varma ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
1840s Simmons House is hidden gem in Cave Spring
The wood-frame structure features a gable roof, front portico and exterior end chimneys. The inside has a central hall with a room on either side ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
3
Yeha - Small Town With Long History
Grat Be'al Gebri is a ruined palace distinguished by a portico, 10 metres wide and two sets of square pillars. Grat Be'al Gebri, which is said to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Company Shares of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Drops by -11.24%
In July 2011, the Company sold its Portico Systems to McKesson Corporation. In November 2011, Safeguard acquired a 30.0% ownership ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
5
Rundle: Labor signs on for efficient bastardy in an unsatisfying …
The upsweeping portico, something Denton Corker Marshall put on all the buildings they did in the Kennett era. Pure coincidence they all look ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
6
Deleting the Historic 'Osmania General Hospital'
... there are banyan trees growing out of the crevices, lower down, the facade leading to the portico has cracks and water lines running across it. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Newcastle Central Station in line for Rail Station of the Year award
The centrepiece of Ryder's redesign is a glazed portico. Previously a drop off space dominated by cars and taxis, it is now pedestrianised ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
8
Discoveries: Grand Canyon's South Rim crowded but not overbearing
Now, several hours after the mule-driven goodbyes, Thomas and Smith are joined on the portico by two sweaty but glowing hikers humping ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
9
Nashik's hottest food destinations
One such ongoing buffet festival at Lily Sarovar Portico's Spice Garden restaurant offers delectable Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisines ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Details, privacy highlight DeLand executive house for sale
A circular gravel driveway leads to a drive-through portico at the entry of this custom house for sale at 700 Deerfoot Road, just southwest of ... «Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jul 15»

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