Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

architectural duck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: ar-chi-tec-tural -duck
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure built in the style of duck architecture.

Example Sentences

"With Suffolk County's Big Duck, as with other architectural ducks, the building itself is the signage, a colossal, three-dimensional, representational advertisement."

Etymology

From architectural + duck. The term was coined by architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in 1968; inspired by the original "Big Duck" building in Long Island, New York, built in 1931 to sell ducks and duck eggs.

Inflected Forms

architectural ducks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

duck architecture

Synonyms

duck building duck

Questions

What does architectural duck mean?: A structure built in the style of duck architecture.
Where does architectural duck come from?: From architectural + duck. The term was coined by architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in 1968; inspired by the original "Big Duck" building in Long Island, New York, built in 1931 to sell ducks and duck eggs.

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