architectural English · revision 10779

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1718|origins=en architecture}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌɑː.kɪˈtek.tʃər.əl/, US /ˌɑːr.kəˈtek.tʃɚ.əl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[architecture]] and [[-al]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of, relating to, or according to architecture: 1718 in Merriam-Webster,^(MWU 2024) 1759 in Etymonline, 1762–94 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Merriam-Webster also gives the sense resembling architecture, having the qualities of a built structure.^(MWU 2024) ''Architecturally'' is a derivative.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1718 – architectural.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1759 – first record in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1762–94 – first OED quotation.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to [[architecture]].^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)

+ # Having the qualities of a well-built structure; according to the rules of architecture.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[architecturally]]

+ * [[nonarchitectural]]

+ * [[semiarchitectural]]

+ * [[unarchitectural]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[architecture]]

+ * [[architect]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}