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orthostyle

American

[awr-thuh-stahyl] / ˈɔr θəˌstaɪl /

adjective

Architecture.

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

Etymology

Origin of orthostyle

First recorded in 1825–35; ortho- + -style ²

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