architectonic

architectonic
/ahr'ki tek ton"ik/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the principles of architecture.
2. resembling architecture, esp. in its highly organized manner or technique of structure: the architectonic perfection of his new novel.
[1635-45; < L architectonicus < Gk architektonikós of, belonging to architecture. See ARCHI-, TECTONIC]

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