LOGGIA

loggia

(noun) a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

loggia (plural loggias or logge or loggie)

(architecture) A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

Anagrams

• Gaglio

Source: Wiktionary


Log"gia, n. Etym: [It. See Lodge.] (Arch.)

Definition: A roofed open gallery. It differs from a veranda in being more architectural, and in forming more decidedly a part of the main edifice to which it is attached; from a porch, in being intended not for entrance but for an out-of-door sitting-room.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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