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tempietto

tempietto noun: a small, temple-like building.

Noun

tempietto (plural tempiettos)

  1. A small, temple-like building
    • Trowbridge & Livingston designed a chubby granite tower in the neo-Classical style topped not by a tempietto, a cupola or a spire — all used in previous high buildings — but a steep, massive pyramid of 24 steps.2007 January 21, Christopher Gray, “Bankers Trust: The Building Known for Its Ziggurat Top”, in New York Times

Forms of tempietto

pluraltempiettos

Origin of tempietto

Borrowed from Italian tempietto.

Questions about tempietto

What does tempietto mean?
Tempietto means a small, temple-like building.
What part of speech is tempietto?
Tempietto is a noun.
What is the plural of tempietto?
The plural of tempietto is tempiettos.

Words near tempietto in the dictionary

  1. tempesty
  2. tempi
  3. TEMPI syndrome
  4. tempics
  5. Tempie
  6. tempietto
  7. tempiettos
  8. temping
  9. templa
  10. Templanza
  11. templar

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