araeostyle
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of araeostyle
1555–65; from Latin araeostȳlus, from Greek araióstȳlos “with few columns,” equivalent to araió(s) “thin, few” + -stylos -style 2
Example Sentences
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Araeostyle temples, 78, 80; proportions of columns in, 84.
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In araeostyle temples, the columns should be constructed so that their thickness is one eighth part of their height.
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In araeostyle temples one is free to arrange them as far apart as one likes.
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