AMPHIPROSTYLE

amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed

(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

amphiprostyle (not comparable)

(architecture, chiefly, historical, of a, temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.

Synonyms

• amphiprostylar

Noun

amphiprostyle (plural amphiprostyles)

(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.

Source: Wiktionary


Am*phip"ro*style, a. Etym: [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. amphiprostyle. See Prostyle.] (Arch.)

Definition: Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides.

– n.

Definition: An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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