Palladio

[ puh-lah-dee-oh; Italian pahl-lah-dyaw ]

noun
  1. An·dre·a [ahn-dre-ah], /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/, 1508–80, Italian architect famous for his widely translated Four Books of Architecture, 1570.

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  • I am not sure that the Contessina Palladio will marry me, but her mother wishes it, and heaven knows that I do.

    Cecilia | F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for Palladio

Palladio

/ (Italian palˈlaːdio) /


noun
  1. Andrea (anˈdrɛːa). 1508–80, Italian architect who revived and developed classical architecture, esp the ancient Roman ideals of symmetrical planning and harmonic proportions. His treatise Four Books on Architecture (1570) and his designs for villas and palaces profoundly influenced 18th-century domestic architecture in England and the US

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