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tra⋅be⋅at⋅ed

[trey-bee-ey-tid]
–adjective Architecture.
1. constructed with a beam or on the principle of a beam, as an entablature or flat ceiling.
2. denoting a form of architecture or system of construction employing beams or lintels exclusively.
Also, tra⋅be⋅ate [trey-bee-it, -eyt] .


Origin:
1835–45; trabeat(ion) structure with beams (< L trabē(s) beam + -ation ) + -ed 2


tra⋅be⋅a⋅tion, noun
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tra·be·at·ed   (trā'bē-ā'tĭd)   
adj.   Architecture
Having horizontal beams or lintels rather than arches.

[From Latin trabs, trab-, beam (influenced by trabeātus, clothed in the trabea, a ritual garment); see treb- in Indo-European roots.]
tra'be·a'tion n.
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