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< entablature
entail >
en·ta·ble·ment
(
n-t
b
l-m
nt)
KEY
NOUN:
A platform above the base and the dado of a pedestal.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French :
en-
,
in, on
; see
en-
1
+
table
,
table
; see
table
+
-ment
,
-ment
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