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Porticus is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Porticus in a sentence

Porticus meaning

  1. A small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and south sides of it, giving the building a cruciform plan, which may function as a chapel, rudimentary transept or burial place.
  2. An ancient Roman colonnade, arcade, or portico.

Using Porticus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and south sides of it, giving the building a cruciform plan, which may function as a chapel, rudimentary transept or burial place. | An ancient Roman colonnade, arcade, or portico.

Context around Porticus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

further 1× crypto 1× chancels 1×

Often after:

constructions 1× sometimes 1×

Sentence patterns with Porticus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

rectangular chancels porticus sometimes surrounded 1× sacristies further porticus might continue 1× the crypto porticus constructions of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

flanking the apse 1× the design of 1× these buildings had 1×

Common sentence endings:

and other purposes 1× surrounded the naves 1× the western provinces 1×

Words around Porticus

Just before it in the word index:

porticos 5 porticoes 5 portico 51 portici 2 porticello 5 portia 88

Just after it in the word index:

portier 4 portilla 3 portillo 45 portillos 2 portimao 4 portimonense 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Porticus

  • In this selection, "porticus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, further, crypto, chancels, constructions and sometimes stand out and add context to how "porticus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include rectangular chancels porticus sometimes surrounded and sacristies further porticus might continue. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "porticus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with porticus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves. (14 words)

The design of the basement has a strong resemblance with the crypto-porticus constructions of the western provinces. (18 words)

Flanking the apse and east end of the nave were side chambers serving as sacristies; further porticus might continue along the nave to provide for burials and other purposes. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Flanking the apse and east end of the nave were side chambers serving as sacristies; further porticus might continue along the nave to provide for burials and other purposes. (29 words)

The design of the basement has a strong resemblance with the crypto-porticus constructions of the western provinces. (18 words)

These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

Flanking the apse and east end of the nave were side chambers serving as sacristies; further porticus might continue along the nave to provide for burials and other purposes.

The design of the basement has a strong resemblance with the crypto-porticus constructions of the western provinces.

These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "porticus" in a sentence?
An example: "Flanking the apse and east end of the nave were side chambers serving as sacristies; further porticus might continue along the nave to provide for burials and other purposes." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "porticus" from authentic English texts.
What does "porticus" mean?
Porticus means: A small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and south sides of it, giving the building a cruciform plan, which may function as a chapel, rudimentary transept or burial place.
How many example sentences with "porticus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "porticus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.