quadriporticus

noun

quad·​ri·​por·​ti·​cus

ˌkwädrəˈpōrtə̇kəs

variants or less commonly quadriportico

-də̇ˌkō

plural quadriporticuses

: a nearly square atrium surrounded by colonnaded porticoes

Word History

Etymology

quadriporticus from Late Latin, from Latin quadri- + porticus portico; quadriportico from Italian, from Late Latin quadriporticus

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