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campanile

Pronunciation:  `kampu'neelee

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 Definition: [n]  a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
 
 Synonyms: belfry
 
 See Also: bell tower

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cam`pa*ni"le\, n. [It. campanile bell tower, steeple,
fr. It. & LL. campana bell.] (Arch.)
A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church.

      Many of the campaniles od Italy are lofty and
      magnificent atructures.                  --Swift.

 
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 Related Terms: antenna tower, barbican, belfry, bell tower, carillon, colossus, column, cupola, derrick, dome, fire tower, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast, minaret, monument, obelisk, observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, pylon, pyramid, shaft, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stupa, television mast, tope, tour, tower, turret, water tower, windmill tower
 

 

 

 

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