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monopteron

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[mo-nop-tuh-ron, moh-] / mɒˈnɒp təˌrɒn, moʊ- /

noun

plural

monoptera

  1. a classical building having a single outer colonnade surrounding a central structure or a courtyard.

Etymology

Origin of monopteron

1700–10; noun use of neuter of Latin monopteros < Greek monópteros, equivalent to mono- mono- + -pteros -pterous

Example Sentences

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It was built in the form of a "monopteron," a sort of structure without walls, and composed of columns arranged in a circle, and supporting a covered cupola.

From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

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