"transenna" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transennas [plural], transenne [plural]
Etymology: From Italian transenna. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|transenna}} Italian transenna Head templates: {{en-noun|s|transenne}} transenna (plural transennas or transenne)
  1. (architecture) A screen. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-transenna-en-noun-c7Nn-jTW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 3 1 34 4 2 14 2 Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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