peristyle (redirected from peristyles)

per·i·style  (pr-stl)

n.

1. A series of columns surrounding a building or enclosing a court.

2. A court enclosed by columns.

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[French péristyle, from Latin peristlum, from Greek peristlon, from neuter of peristlos, surrounded by columns : peri-, peri- + stlos, pillar; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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peri·stylar (-stlr) adj.

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peristyle - a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court colonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns