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SYSTYLE
Etymology
Adjective
systyle (not comparable)
(architecture) Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; said of a portico or building.
Noun
systyle (plural systyles)
(architecture) A systyle temple or other edifice.
Source: Wiktionary
Sys"tyle, a. Etym: [L. systylos, Gr. systyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; -- said of a portico or building. See Intercolumniation.
– n.
Definition: A systyle temple or other edifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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