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amphiprostyle

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13 lettersPronunciation /æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aehilmopprstyStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Having freestanding columns at both the front and back of a building.

Word origin

From Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-) + πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “having pillars”).

Used in a sentence

  • This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle.
  • Another characteristic of amphiprostyle temples was that of their porticoes, consisting of four columns only.
  • "The Ilissos Temple is the first attested amphiprostyle temple in Greek architecture."

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