PROPYLON

Etymology

Noun

propylon (plural propylons or propyla)

(architecture, historical) The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.

Source: Wiktionary


Prop"y*lon, n.; pl. Propyla. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anc. Arch.)

Definition: The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AMPHIPROSTYLAR

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


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