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ablaq

ablaq noun: alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.

ablaq: alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture
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Noun

ablaq

  1. (attributive, often) Alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.
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Origin of ablaq

From Arabic أَبْلَق (ʔablaq).

Questions about ablaq

What does ablaq mean?
Ablaq means alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.
What part of speech is ablaq?
Ablaq is a noun.

Words near ablaq in the dictionary

  1. ablactating
  2. ablactation
  3. ablactations
  4. ablacted
  5. abland
  6. ablaq
  7. ablaqueate
  8. ablaqueated
  9. ablaqueates
  10. ablaqueating
  11. ablaqueation

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