WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bro′ken ped′iment, [Archit.]
  1. Architecturea pediment, as over a doorway or window, having its raking cornice interrupted at the crown or apex. See illus. under pediment. 

'broken pediment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bonnet top - Constitution mirror - swan's neck pediment

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