PERIPTERAL

peripteral

(adjective) having columns on all sides

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

peripteral (not comparable)

(architecture) peripterous

(zoology) peripterous

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*rip"ter*al, a. Etym: [Gr., fr. (Arch.)

Definition: Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice. See Apteral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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