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arcading

arcading noun: an arrangement of arcades. Also the present participle and gerund of arcade.

Noun

arcading (countable and uncountable, plural arcadings)

  1. (countable) An arrangement of arcades.
    • […] the intimate and cloistered loveliness of the chancel, with its pointed arcading, graceful ribbed vault and five narrow east lancets, led his attention on and focused it first upon the remote glow of the sanctuary.1934, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Nine Tailors, London: Victor Golancz
  2. (uncountable) The playing of arcade games.
    • Whatever your taste in arcade games, one thing is certain: the world of home arcading has never been richer.1988, Computer Gaming World, volumes 43-54, page 47

Also used as

arcading is also the present participle and gerund of arcade.

Forms of arcading

pluralarcadings

Origin of arcading

From arcade + -ing.

Words that rhyme with arcading

Questions about arcading

What does arcading mean?
Arcading means an arrangement of arcades.
What part of speech is arcading?
Arcading is a noun.
What is the plural of arcading?
The plural of arcading is arcadings.

Words near arcading in the dictionary

  1. arcadianism
  2. Arcadianly
  3. Arcadians
  4. arcadias
  5. Arcadic
  6. arcading
  7. arcadings
  8. Arcadius
  9. Arcado-
  10. Arcado-Cypriot
  11. Arcadocypriot Greek

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