distyle
Americanadjective
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having two columns.
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(of a classical temple or building in the style of one) having two columns on one or either front.
Etymology
Origin of distyle
Example Sentences
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Figure of a youth, standing, holding a bird, within a distyle portico, of which the left side is wanting.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
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