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amphistylar

[am-fuh-stahy-ler]

adjective

Architecture.

  1. (of a classical temple) having columns on both fronts.

  2. having columns at both sides.

amphistylar

/ ˌæɪˈٲɪə /

adjective

  1. (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides

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noun

  1. a temple of this kind

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphistylar1

1900–05; amphi- + Greek ŷ ( os ) pillar + -ar 1

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