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distyle

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[dis-tahyl, dahy-stahyl] / ˈdɪs taɪl, ˈdaɪ staɪl /
Also distylar

adjective

Architecture.

  1. having two columns.

  2. (of a classical temple or building in the style of one) having two columns on one or either front.

Etymology

Origin of distyle

First recorded in 1830–40; di- 1 + -style 2

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Distyle, dis′til, n. a portico with two columns.

From Project Gutenberg

Kybel� seated within a distyle temple.

From Project Gutenberg

Figure of a youth, standing, holding a bird, within a distyle portico, of which the left side is wanting.

From Project Gutenberg

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