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Mirador

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mir⋅a⋅dor

[mir-uh-dawr, -dohr]
–noun
(in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.

Origin:
1660–70; < Sp < Catalan, equiv. to mira(r) to look at (< L mīrārī to wonder at) + -dor agent suffix (< L -tor -tor )
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mir·a·dor   (mĭr'ə-dôr', -dōr')   
n.  A window, balcony, or small tower affording an extensive view.

[Catalan, from mirar, to view, from Latin mīrārī, to wonder at; see mirage.]
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