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- [kyoo-puh-luh]
- /ˈkyu pə lə/
- /ˈkjuː.pəl.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoo-puh-luh]
- /ˈkyu pə lə/
Definitions of cupola word
- countable noun cupola A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome. 3
- noun cupola a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome 3
- noun cupola a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome 3
- noun cupola a protective dome for a gun on a warship 3
- noun cupola a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting 3
- noun cupola a rounded roof or ceiling 3
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Origin of cupola
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Italian < Latin cūpula, equivalent to cūp(a) tub + -ula -ule. Cf. cup
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Parts of speech for Cupola
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cupola popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cupola
noun cupola
- vault — the act of vaulting.
- belfry — The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are.
- lantern — a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- 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.
- roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
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