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ceilings


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

ceilings

Details

Overhead surfaces of interior spaces, sometimes constructed to mask building systems or structural elements.

Variations

plafonds

ceiling

plafond

Decke

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