I thought &#39;pediment&#39; meant &#39;fair view&#39; but perhaps not

rsa101

@rsa101 (40976)

• Philippines

27 Jan 23

@JudyEv Sometimes learning was enough but I do not know when I can ever encounter that word again or used it somewhere useful.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

I wouldn't really bother to try to remember it. But maybe one day you would want to impress someone with it.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

27 Jan 23

Pediments are gables in a triangular shape. I remember the word from the times we studied ancient Greek and Roman temples.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

27 Jan 23

@JudyEv Some words come back to my memory only when I see them written.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

I hadn't heard the word till I watched the documentary.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74987)

• United States

27 Jan 23

Oh that is ironic. Here no one names their houses that I know of except places like inns and bed and breakfasts etc. The carved horses on this pediment are stunning. So lifelike!

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

Once we had an acreage we named our place 'Good Evans'.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74987)

• United States

27 Jan 23

@JudyEv that’s so cute like good heavens but using your last name

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

27 Jan 23

First time I hear of that word.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

Me too. Impediment I know but not pediment - which isn't related in any way either.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148730)

• Roseburg, Oregon

27 Jan 23

That is another word that I did not know about.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

I didn't either until I heard it on the programme.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

27 Jan 23

That's a new word to me.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 23

It was to me too. I'll probably never use it again.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169448)

• United States

28 Jan 23

Yes, what I found was tracing back to Old English for pyramid. . . which makes sense due to its triangular shape.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

Oh, okay, that makes sense. Thanks for discovering that.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

27 Jan 23

The only word I know is impediment - a hindrance. How pediment can have a totally different meaning is confusing (lol)

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediment

@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

That's what I thought too. Very confusing.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117224)

• El Paso, Texas

27 Jan 23

Hmmm, I've never heard that word used, now I'll have to see if I can drum up something about it.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117224)

• El Paso, Texas

27 Jan 23

Ok, I looked it up and found this:

www.merriam-webster.com

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediment

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117224)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Jan 23

You're welcome, I love doing research

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

@rebelann Thanks for going to that trouble.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

27 Jan 23

When I took the history of art in college the scene of statues jutting out was referred to as a frieze.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

28 Jan 23

@JudyEv that sounds really pretty.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

I've heard of a frieze before. In one pony book I had as a child the girl had a green line drawn on the walls with cut-outs of horses making a frieze round the room.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Jan 23

You might want to change that to King Charles instead of Prince Charles. I never thought about what a pediment was. I knew it has something to do with architecture, but that's about it. Beautiful picture.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Jan 23

@JudyEv Yes, it will for a lot of people. Maybe after the coronation in May, it will be easier to remember he's King Charles now.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

Did I put Prince Charles? I never even noticed! He's been Prince Charles for so long, his new title is taking some getting used to.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

27 Jan 23

I tend to think using 'Ped' means it has something to do with walking

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

Yes, I can understand that. And this is one of those words where 'impediment' is a common word but 'pediment' isn't the opposite but has a totally different meaning.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jan 23

I know the word, impediment but not pediment.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

Same here. Pediment has a completely different meaning.

CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

27 Jan 23

Such nice detail in your photo. Always nice to learn a new word.

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@JudyEv (382021)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 23

I don't suppose I'll ever use it again but I do like to know these things. lol

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Jan 23

@JudyEv I agree, it is interesting to keep learning for as long as we can.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

27 Jan 23

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it's also "a broad gently sloping bedrock surface with low relief that is situated at the base of a steeper slope and is usually thinly covered with alluvial gravel and sand", so that might be a "fair view".

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