cryptoporticus
Definitions
A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.
Equivalents
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Examples
“The close⟳ walkes, which were called cryptoporticus were not of choice but of necessitie, when extremitie of weather would not let⟳ them walke abroad.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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