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peripter

peripter noun: in classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns.

Noun

peripter (plural peripters)

  1. (rare) In classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns.
  2. An encompassing single row of columns.

Forms of peripter

pluralperipters

Origin of peripter

From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Questions about peripter

What does peripter mean?
Peripter means in classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns.
What part of speech is peripter?
Peripter is a noun.
What is the plural of peripter?
The plural of peripter is peripters.

Words near peripter in the dictionary

  1. periprocts
  2. periprostatic
  3. periprosthetic
  4. peripsocid
  5. peripsocids
  6. peripter
  7. peripteral
  8. peripterals
  9. peripteries
  10. peripteroi
  11. peripteros

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