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"