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peristyliums

peristyliums is the plural of peristylium.

Meaning of peristylium

Noun

peristylium (plural peristyliums or peristylia)

  1. A peristyle.
    • A similar design we find in the peristylium of the Casa della Caccia, or di Dedalo e Pasifae, but for its being still more irregular, owing to the want of a rectangular termination; the atrium of this house also is spacious, and perfectly regular.1875, Ernst Guhl, W[ilhelm] Koner, translated by F. Hueffer, The Life of the Greeks and Romans, Described From Antique Monuments, London: Chapman and Hall, page 362
    Synonyms:
    peristylum

Questions about peristyliums

What is peristyliums the plural of?
Peristyliums is the plural of peristylium.

Words near peristyliums in the dictionary

  1. peristyle
  2. peristyled
  3. peristyles
  4. peristylia
  5. peristylium
  6. peristyliums
  7. peristylum
  8. Peristérion
  9. perisulcal
  10. perisurgical
  11. perisutural

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