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amphiprostyle

/æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/

amphiprostyle adjective: having columns at either end but not along the sides.

amphiprostyle: having columns at either end but not along the sides
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Adjective

amphiprostyle (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
    • This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle.1806, Thomas Gabb, Finis Pyramidis, page 19
    • Another characteristic of amphiprostyle temples was that of their porticoes, consisting of four columns only.1854, Robert Stuart, “Amphiprostylos”, in Cyclopedia of Architecture, volume 1, page 136
    Synonyms:
    amphiprostylar

Noun

amphiprostyle (plural amphiprostyles)

  1. (historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
    • Peripteres were properly temples which had columns on all the four ſides; by which they were distinguished from proſtyles, and amphiproſtyles, the one of which had no columns before, and the other none on the sides.1819, Periptere, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 26, unnumbered page

amphiprostyle meaning in Tamil

amphiprostyle in Tamil

இருமனைகளிலும் நுழைமாடமுள்ள

Synonyms of amphiprostyle

Forms of amphiprostyle

pluralamphiprostyles

Origin of amphiprostyle

From Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-) + πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “having pillars”).

Questions about amphiprostyle

What does amphiprostyle mean?
Amphiprostyle means having columns at either end but not along the sides.
What is amphiprostyle in Tamil?
Amphiprostyle in Tamil is இருமனைகளிலும் நுழைமாடமுள்ள. See Amphiprostyle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amphiprostyle?
Amphiprostyle can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce amphiprostyle?
Amphiprostyle is pronounced /æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/.

Words near amphiprostyle in the dictionary

  1. Amphipolis
  2. amphipols
  3. amphiporid
  4. amphiporids
  5. amphiprostylar
  6. amphiprostyle
  7. amphiprostyles
  8. amphiprotic
  9. amphiproticity
  10. amphipsocid
  11. amphipsocids

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