TETRASTYLE

Etymology

Noun

tetrastyle (plural tetrastyles)

(architecture) A building (especially a portico) that has four columns

Source: Wiktionary


Tet"ra*style, a. Etym: [L. tetrastylon, Gr. Tetra-) + (Arch.)

Definition: Having four columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or colonnade.

– n.

Definition: A tetrastyle building.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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