supercolumniation

noun

The putting of one order above another.

“An example of supercolumniation would be the putting of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or Composite above that.”

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Meanings

nounsupercolumniation (usually uncountable, plural supercolumniations)

plural supercolumniations

  1. uncountableusuallyarchitectureThe putting of one order above another.

    An example of supercolumniation would be the putting of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or Composite above that.

  2. uncountableusuallyarchitectureAn architectural work produced by this method.

Origin

From super- + columniation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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