amphiprostyle

American  

[am-fip-ruh-stahyl, am-fuh-proh-stahyl] / æmˈfɪp rəˌstaɪl, ˌæm fəˈproʊ staɪl /

adjective

1. prostyle on both fronts.

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amphiprostyle British  

/ ˌæmfɪˈprəʊstaɪl, æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl /

adjective

1. (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides

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noun

1. a temple of this kind

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• amphiprostylar
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of amphiprostyle

1700–10; < Latin amphiprostȳlus < Greek amphipróstȳlos. See amphi-, prostyle