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cas·tel·lat·ed

   [kas-tl-ey-tid]
adjective
1.
Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
2.
having many castles.
Origin:
< Medieval Latin castellāt(us) (see castle, -ate1) + -ed2

Related forms
cas·tel·la·tion, noun
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castellated (ˈkæstɪˌleɪtɪd)
 
—adj
1.  having turrets and battlements, like a castle
2.  having indentations similar to battlements: a castellated nut; a castellated filament
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin castellātus, from castellāre to fortify as a castle]
 
castel'lation
 
—n

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castellated
"furnished with turrets and battlements," 1679, from M.L. castellatus, p.p. of castellare "to fortify as a castle," from L. castellum "fort" (see castle).
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