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amphiprostyle

[ am-fip-ruh-stahyl, am-fuh-proh-stahyl ]
/ æmˈfɪp rəˌstaɪl, ˌæm fəˈproʊ staɪl /
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adjective (of a classical temple)
prostyle on both fronts.
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Origin of amphiprostyle

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

OTHER WORDS FROM amphiprostyle

am·phip·ro·sty·lar, adjective

Words nearby amphiprostyle

amphiphile, amphiphilic, amphiploid, amphipod, amphipodous, amphiprostyle, amphiprotic, amphisbaena, amphiscians, amphistomatal, amphistomous
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British Dictionary definitions for amphiprostyle

amphiprostyle
/ (æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl, ˌæmfɪˈprəʊstaɪl) /
adjective
(esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
noun
a temple of this kind

Derived forms of amphiprostyle

amphiprostylar, adjective
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