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pentastyle

American  
[pen-tuh-stahyl] / ˈpɛn təˌstaɪl /

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.

Etymology

Origin of pentastyle

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

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

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