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porticopor‧ti‧co /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ $ ˈpɔːrtɪkoʊ/ noun (plural porticoes or porticos) [countable] porticoOrigin: 1600-1700 Italian, Latin porticus; ➔ PORCH - the south portico of the White House
- He aimed his ball at the portico and managed to hit the pumpkin with it.
- Its Victorian replacement, with long drives and a portico of columns, has fallen into disuse.
- She sat with her back against the portico.
- She stood in the portico of his chamber and gravely allowed him to admire her.
- The building looks like a library or similar public building with its classical portico and columns with Ionic capitals.
- There was a large portico and covered walk leading up to double doors that shushed open as I approached.
- Under the portico, bodies are sprawled, a tangle of limbs of malnourished young men.
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