DODECASTYLE

Etymology

Adjective

dodecastyle (not comparable)

(architecture) Having twelve columns in front.

Noun

dodecastyle (plural dodecastyles)

(architecture) A portico or building with twelve columns in front.

Source: Wiktionary


Do*dec"a*style, a. Etym: [Gr. dodécastyle.] (Arch.)

Definition: Having twelve columns in front.

– n.

Definition: A dodecastyle portico, or building.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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