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pteron

pteron noun: a peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.

Noun

pteron

  1. A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.

Origin of pteron

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”).

Questions about pteron

What does pteron mean?
Pteron means a peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.
What part of speech is pteron?
Pteron is a noun.

Words near pteron in the dictionary

  1. pteromas
  2. pteromata
  3. pterome
  4. pteromechanophobia
  5. pteromerhanophobia
  6. pteron
  7. pteronarcyid
  8. pteronarcyids
  9. pteronophobia
  10. pteronyssid
  11. pteronyssids

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