amphiprostyle

[ am-fip-ruh-stahyl, am-fuh-proh-stahyl ]

adjective

1. prostyle on both fronts.

amphiprostyle

/ ˌæmfɪˈprəʊstaɪl; æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl /

adjective

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

noun

1. a temple of this kind

Derived Forms

• amˌphiproˈstylar, adjective

Other Words From

• am·phipro·stylar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphiprostyle¹

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