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ar⋅cade

  [ahr-keyd] noun, verb, -cad⋅ed, -cad⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Architecture.
a. a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
b. an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
2. an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.
3. an establishment, public area, etc., containing games of a mechanical and electronic type, as pinball and video games, that can be played by a customer for a fee.
4. an ornamental carving, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of a row of arches.
–verb (used with object)
5. to provide with an arcade.
Origin:
1725–35; < F < It arcata arch, equiv. to arc(o) arch (see arc ) + -ata -ate 1
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ar·cade   (är-kād')   
n.  

    1. A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars, either freestanding or attached to a wall to form a gallery.

    2. A series of arches employed for decorative purposes.

  2. A roofed passageway or lane, especially one with shops on one or both sides.

  3. A commercial establishment featuring rows of coin-operated games.

tr.v.   ar·cad·ed, ar·cad·ing, ar·cades
To provide with or form into an arcade: closed off and arcaded the narrow street.

[French, from Italian arcata, from arco, arch, from Latin arcus.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

arcade 
1731, from It. arcata "arch of a bridge," from L. arcus (see arc). Applied to passages formed by a succession of arches, avenues of trees, and ultimately to any covered avenue, especially one lined with shops (1731) or amusements; hence arcade game (1977).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ar·cade
Pronunciation: är-'kAd
Function: noun
1 : an anatomical structure comprising a series of arches
2 : DENTAL ARCH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

Arcade networking
A UK BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Also has links with Demon Internet.
Telephone: +44 (181) 654 2212 (24hrs, most speeds).
(1994-11-08)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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