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Tech/Engineering - Archaeology / depliant on archaeological discoveries in Rome | | Italian term or phrase: pavimenti policromi | | Context: Le scoperte archeologiche saranno oggetto di un’esposizione permanente: resti di “Domus” patrizie di età imperiale, appartenenti a potenti famiglie dell’epoca, forse a senatori, con mosaici, pareti decorate, pavimenti policromi, basolati e altri reperti. |
| | | English translation:polychrome floors | Explanation:
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2polychrome
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Function:adjective
1 : of, relating to, or made with several colors : decorated in various colors *polychrome sculpture* *polychrome molding* *polychrome weaving*
2 a : of, relating to, or constituting a style of vase painting developed in Athens in the latter part of the 6th century B.C. using various colors (as black, white, red, and yellow) to paint decorative figures and other motifs on the outer surface of ware often prepared in advance with a coat of white slip — compare BLACK-FIGURE, RED-FIGURE b : of, relating to, or constituting a style of prehistoric vase painting distinguished by the application of two or more colors — compare MONOCHROME |
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12 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 polychrome floors
Explanation:
Webster's
2polychrome
Pronunciation:*
Function:adjective
1 : of, relating to, or made with several colors : decorated in various colors *polychrome sculpture* *polychrome molding* *polychrome weaving*
2 a : of, relating to, or constituting a style of vase painting developed in Athens in the latter part of the 6th century B.C. using various colors (as black, white, red, and yellow) to paint decorative figures and other motifs on the outer surface of ware often prepared in advance with a coat of white slip — compare BLACK-FIGURE, RED-FIGURE b : of, relating to, or constituting a style of prehistoric vase painting distinguished by the application of two or more colors — compare MONOCHROME
| David Russi
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Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of:  English, Spanish
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