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monopteron

American  
[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

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Monopteron, mō-nop′te-ron, n. a kind of temple or portico of columns grouped in a circle, and supporting a cupola.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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