quadriporticus

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noun

A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.

OriginLatin quadriporticus →
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Meanings

nounquadriporticus (plural quadriporticus or quadriportici)

plural quadriportici

  1. A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.

Origin

  1. Latinporticus“colonnade, portico”
  2. Latinquattuor“four”
  3. Latinquadriporticus
  4. Englishquadriporticus

From Latin quadriporticus, from Latin quattuor (“four”) + Latin porticus (“colonnade, portico”).

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APA

quadriporticus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriporticus

MLA

“quadriporticus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriporticus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadriporticus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriporticus.

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