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pentastyle

[ pen-tuh-stahyl ]

adjective

, Architecture.
  1. having five columns.
  2. (of a classical temple or a building in the style of one) having five columns on one or each front.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pentastyle1

First recorded in 1720–30; penta- + -style 2
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Example Sentences

A portico having five pillars, A, is called the Pentastyle in temples of classical construction.

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