amphistylar
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am·phi·sty·lar
(ăm′fĭ-stī′lər)adj.
Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples.
amphistylar
(ˌæmfɪˈstaɪlə)adj
(Architecture) (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
n
(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 |