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Definition of: entablature
(en·tab′lə·chər) noun Archit.
1. The uppermost member of a classical order or columnar system, consisting of the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
2. A projecting frieze or cornice of several members, as on the front of an edifice
3. A platform. [<MF <Ital. intavolatura <in- in + tavola base, table <L tabula]
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