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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio;
- Example: "the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*an), prop. a. [From Pallas, Athena.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called Pallas. [PJC] 2. Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; -- Athena being the goddess of wisdom. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*an), prop. n. (Arch.) A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*an), prop. a. (Arch.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century; as, a Palladian window. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Palladian adj 1: referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio; "the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif"