amphiprostyle

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
25
Words With Friends
27
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/
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/æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/ · /ˌæmfɪˈpɹoʊstaɪl/

Definition of amphiprostyle

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (historical, not-comparable)Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
    “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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adj

  1. (historical, not-comparable)Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
    “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."”

noun

  1. (historical)An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
    “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.”

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Etymology

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

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