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hexastyle

hexastyle adjective: having six columns at the front on the portico.

Adjective

hexastyle (not comparable)

  1. having six columns at the front on the portico

Noun

hexastyle (plural hexastyles)

  1. A temple or portico with six columns in front.

hexastyle meaning in Tamil

hexastyle in Tamil

அறுகால் வாயில்முகப்பு, ஆறு கம்பங்களை உடைய

Forms of hexastyle

pluralhexastyles

Origin of hexastyle

From Ancient Greek ἑξάστυλος (hexástulos), from ἕξ (héx) + στῦλος (stûlos). By surface analysis, hexa- + -style.

Questions about hexastyle

What does hexastyle mean?
Hexastyle means having six columns at the front on the portico.
What is hexastyle in Tamil?
Hexastyle in Tamil is அறுகால் வாயில்முகப்பு, ஆறு கம்பங்களை உடைய. See Hexastyle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hexastyle?
Hexastyle can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near hexastyle in the dictionary

  1. hexasters
  2. hexastich
  3. hexastichous
  4. hexastichs
  5. hexastylar
  6. hexastyle
  7. hexastyles
  8. hexastyloi
  9. hexastylos
  10. hexasulfate
  11. hexasulfates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hexastyle (page history and authors); hexastyle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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