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   porch

   /pôrCH/

   noun

   • 1. a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building: "the north porch of Hereford Cathedral"
   • ▪ a veranda: "Daniel and Lydia sat out on the porch for many hours"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French porche, from Latin porticus ‘colonnade’, from porta ‘passage’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. porched adjective
   • 2. porchless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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     1

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   • C

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   • H

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