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OCTOSTYLE
Etymology
Noun
octostyle (plural octostyles)
(architecture) A temple or portico with eight columns in front.
Source: Wiktionary
Oc"to*style, a. Etym: [Octo- + Gr. octostyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.
– n.
Definition: An octostyle portico or temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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