How to pronounce pediment
American English pronunciation
PED-uh-ment
- IPA
- /ˈpɛdəmənt/
- Syllables
- PED · uh · ment (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pediment means
The triangle at the top of a building's columned front
In a sentence: Stone lions were carved into the pediment above the museum's doors.
Where it comes from: It comes from an earlier word, perhaps a changed form of pyramid.
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