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hexastyle

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hex·a·style  (hks-stl)
adj.
Having six frontal columns in the portico, as in some Greek temples.

[Greek hexastlos, having six columns in front : hexa-, hexa- + stlos, pillar; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

hexastyle [ˈhɛksəˌstaɪl] Architect
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a portico or façade with six columns
adj
(Mathematics) having six columns


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