amphiprostyle
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.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."; "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.""Synonyms: amphiprostylarhistoricalnot-comparable
noun (English)
1. (architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.Examples: "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."historical
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