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orthostyle

[ awr-thuh-stahyl ]
/ ˈɔr θəˌstaɪl /

adjective Architecture.

(of columns) erected in a straight row.
having columns in a straight row or in straight rows.

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Origin of orthostyle

First recorded in 1825–35; ortho- + -style2

Words nearby orthostyle

orthostates, orthostatic, orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic proteinuria, orthostichy, orthostyle, orthotic, orthotics, orthotist, ortho-toluidine, orthotone
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