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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

accollato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: akkollato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Accolated/ˈæk.əˌleɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Gli stemmi nobiliari erano accollati."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Joined or linked together, especially in heraldry or architecture, such as two shields placed side by side or sharing a common crest.

    "The royal seal featured accolated coats of arms representing the united kingdoms."
  2. 2

    Furnished with an ogee-shaped molding resembling an accolade.

    "The historic doorway featured an intricately carved accolated arch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'accole' (embraced, linked), stemming from the Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'collum' (neck), via the practice of embracing someone around the neck in knighting ceremonies. In English, it entered heraldic and architectural terminology during the 17th century to describe objects or figures joined together or bearing an accolade molding.

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