Amphiprostyle
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. historical
"1819, Periptere, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 26, unnumbered page, Peripteres were properly temples which had columns on all the four ſides; by which they were distinguished from proſtyles, and amphiproſtyles, the one of which had no columns before, and the other none on the sides."
- 1 Having columns at either end but not along the sides. historical, not-comparable
"This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle."
- 1 marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure wordnet
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More examples"This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle."
Etymology
From Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-) + πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “having pillars”).
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