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astylar

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a·sty·lar  (-stlr)
adj.
Not having columns or pilasters.
[a- + Greek stlos, pillar; see st- in Indo-European roots + -ar.]
astylar [æˈstaɪlə eɪ-]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect without columns or pilasters
[from a-1 + Greek stulos pillar]
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Adj.1.astylar - lacking columns or pillarsastylar - lacking columns or pillars          
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
noncolumned, uncolumned - not having columns
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