monopteroi
monopteroi is the plural of monopteros.
Meaning of monopteros
Noun
monopteros (plural monopteroi)
- A classical temple made up of one circle of columns supporting a roof.
- I leafed through the various boxes and drawers, staring sometimes for minutes on end at a star-shaped vault or diamond frieze, a hermitage, a monopteros or a mausoleum, without knowing what I was looking at or why.2001, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, published 2011, page 199
Questions about monopteroi
- What is monopteroi the plural of?
- Monopteroi is the plural of monopteros.
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