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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Portico \Por"ti*co\, n.; pl {Porticoes}or {Porticos}. [It., L.
porticus. See {Porch}.] (Arch.)
A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical
styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance
of a building.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
portico
n : a covered often columned area serving as a porch or entrance
to a building
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