| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·chi·tec·ton·ic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är k -t k-t n k |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ar·chi·tec·ton·i·cal (--k l) |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or relating to architecture or design. 2. Having qualities, such as design and structure, that are characteristic of architecture: a work of art forming an architectonic whole. 3. Philosophy Of or relating to the scientific systematization of knowledge. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin architectonicus, architectural, from Greek arkhitektonikos, from arkhitekt n, architect. See architect. | | OTHER FORMS: | archi·tec·toni·cal·ly —ADVERB
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