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peridrome

peridrome noun: the space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple.

Noun

peridrome (plural peridromes)

  1. The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple

Forms of peridrome

pluralperidromes

Origin of peridrome

From Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos), meaning "running around, that which surrounds": compare French péridrome.

Questions about peridrome

What does peridrome mean?
Peridrome means the space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple.
What part of speech is peridrome?
Peridrome is a noun.
What is the plural of peridrome?
The plural of peridrome is peridromes.

Words near peridrome in the dictionary

  1. peridotic
  2. peridotite
  3. peridotites
  4. peridotitic
  5. peridots
  6. peridrome
  7. peridromes
  8. peridromophile
  9. peridromophiles
  10. peridromophily
  11. peridromos

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