style of architecture
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- noun
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estilo arquitectónico
- Visitors to the museum can explore the unique style of architecture that defines the ancient ruins nearby.
- a new style of architecture
Examples
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The city's skyline is dominated by a modern style of architecture that features glass facades and sleek lines.
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Yeah, I really like this style of architecture.
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Now, who can tell me what style of architecture this is?
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And, make no mistake: they will be representative of a period and style of architecture.
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I think it's pretty cool the different styles of architecture people are coming up with.
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In the eleventh century, the first truly European style of architecture was born: the Romanesque.
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About the middle of the Twelfth Century, a new style of architecture began to flourish.
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It's a style of architecture Americans identify with safekeeping and permanence.
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These styles of architecture produced buildings that were heavy, massive, and solid in appearance, with many columns and walls as much as eight to ten feet in thickness.
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The downtown landscape of Macau is dominated by Spanish-Portuguese (Iberian) style of architecture with earth-tone buildings and a plaza of cobblestone mosaic.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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A distinctive way people dress or behave that shows taste
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A group of buildings and the style they are made in
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A way of designing buildings from a certain time or place, for example Gothic
How Ornate
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- Specialized
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
style + of + architecture
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'style' (characteristic manner) with 'architecture' (building design), with the preposition 'of' simply linking the two. This noun + of + noun composition is a common, compositional pattern across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Style of architecture is like saying what 'clothes' a building wears: style is the pattern, shape, and details an architect chooses and architecture is the building itself. So a style of architecture means a particular way a building looks and is built.