peristylar

peristyle

plan of the Temple of Apollo

Thermon, Greece

per·i·style

 (pĕr′ĭ-stīl′)

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 peristȳlum, from Greek peristūlon, from neuter of peristūlos, surrounded by columns : peri-, peri- + stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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per′i·sty′lar (-stī′lər) adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

peristylar - having columniation completely circling an area of the structure pseudoperipteral peripteral - having columns on all sides

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