hypostyle

[ hahy-puh-stahyl, hip-uh- ]

adjective
  1. having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.

noun
  1. a hypostyle structure.

Origin of hypostyle

1
1825–35; <Greek hypóstȳlos resting on pillars, equivalent to hypo-hypo- + -stȳlos-style2

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British Dictionary definitions for hypostyle

hypostyle

/ (ˈhaɪpəʊˌstaɪl) /


adjective
  1. having a roof supported by columns

noun
  1. a building constructed in this way

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