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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A pointed arch, especially one with a jointed apex.

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  • noun architecture An arch in the shape of ogive.

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  • noun a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex

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