am·phi·sty·lar ( m f -st  l r)adj. Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples. |
los, pillar; see st
- in Indo-European roots.]amphistylar [ˌæmfɪˈstaɪlə]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a temple of this kind
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| Adj. | 1. | amphistylar - having columns either at both ends or at both sides columned - having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form); "a columned portico"; "trees with columned trunks"; "white-columned houses" |
| 2. | amphistylar - marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure apteral - having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides |
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