PALLADIO

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• PALLADIO (noun)
  The noun PALLADIO has 1 sense:

1. highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580)

  Familiarity information: PALLADIO used as a noun is very rare.

• PALLADIO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Andrea Palladio; Palladio

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Derivation:

Palladian (referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio)

 Context examples 

The avenue ran through a noble park, between lines of ancient elms, and ended in a low, widespread house, pillared in front after the fashion of Palladio.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)