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par•vis  (pär′vis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecturea vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
  2. Architecturea colonnade or portico in front of a church. Also called paradise. 
  • Late Latin paradīsus church courtyard, origin, originally the one before St. Peter's, Rome. See paradise
  • Middle French; Old French pare(v)is
  • Middle English 1350–1400

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