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distyle

distyle adjective: having two columns in front; said of a temple, portico, etc.

Adjective

distyle (not comparable)

  1. (Greek) Having two columns in front; said of a temple, portico, etc.

Noun

distyle (plural distyles)

  1. (Greek) A small temple, portico, etc. that has two columns in front.

Forms of distyle

pluraldistyles

Origin of distyle

From di- + -style.

Words formed from distyle

  • distyle in antis

Questions about distyle

What does distyle mean?
Distyle means having two columns in front; said of a temple, portico, etc.
What part of speech is distyle?
Distyle can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near distyle in the dictionary

  1. disturnpiked
  2. disturnpikes
  3. disturnpiking
  4. disturns
  5. disty
  6. distyle
  7. distyles
  8. distylous
  9. distyly
  10. disubstituent
  11. disubstituted

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