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- [kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; Italian kahm-pah-nee-le]
- /ˌkæm pəˈni li, -ˈnil; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni lɛ/
- /kæmpəˈniːlɪ/
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- [kam-puh-nee-lee, -neel; Italian kahm-pah-nee-le]
- /ˌkæm pəˈni li, -ˈnil; Italian ˌkɑm pɑˈni lɛ/
Definitions of campanile word
- noun campanile (esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building 3
- noun campanile a bell tower, esp. one that stands apart from any other building 3
- noun plural campanile a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church. 1
- noun campanile An Italian bell tower, especially a freestanding one. 1
- noun campanile bell tower 1
- noun campanile A bell tower (now especially when freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy. 0
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Origin of campanile
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Italian, equivalent to campan(a) bell (< Late Latin, probably noun use of Latin Campāna, feminine singular or neuter plural of Campānus of Campania, reputed to be a source of high-quality bronze casting in antiquity) + -ile locative suffix (< Latin -īle)
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Parts of speech for Campanile
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preposition
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campanile popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for campanile
noun campanile
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- turret — a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
- spire — a coil or spiral.
- dome — Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- cupola — A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome.
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