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avant-corps

noun
\ (¦)äˌväntˈkō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r\

Definition of avant-corps

: a part which projects out from the main mass of a building (such as a pavilion in front of the façade)

History and Etymology for avant-corps

French, from avant forward + corps, body, from Latin corpus

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