noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns. rare
2. 2
   An encompassing single row of columns.

Etymology

From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.