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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pen·den·tive /pɛnˈdɛntɪv/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pen·den·tive n.  Arch. (a) The portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola. (b) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel.
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