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pendentive
noun pen·den·tive \pen-ˈden-tiv\
Definition of PENDENTIVE
: one of the concave triangular members that support a dome over a square space
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Origin of PENDENTIVE
French pendentif, from Latin pendent-, pendens, present participle of pendēre
First Known Use: circa 1741
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