ped‧i‧ment /ˈpedəmənt, ˈpedɪmənt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: periment 'pediment' (16-17 centuries), perhaps from pyramid]
a three-sided part above the entrance to a building, especially on the buildings of ancient Greece
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