peristyle
Americannoun
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a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
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an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade.
noun
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a colonnade that surrounds a court or building
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an area that is surrounded by a colonnade
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of peristyle
1605–15; < Latin peristȳlum < Greek perístȳlon, noun use of neuter of perístȳlos surrounded with columns, equivalent to peri- peri- + -stȳlos -style 2
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Example Sentences
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A rally will be held at the Coliseum’s Olympic Plaza and Peristyle Arch from noon until about 12:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022
A rally will be held at the Coliseum’s Olympic Plaza and Peristyle Arch from noon to 1 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022
Ice Cube performed a six-minute set from the Peristyle during a brief “halftime,” and Pitbull with backup dancers outfitted in a checkered-flag theme used the same stage for his pre-race concert.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2022
A concert stage for a prerace Pit Bull show and a performance by Ice Cube at “halftime” was built along the Peristyle plaza.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022
At the far end stood thirteen tall white columns, the Peristyle, with slashes of the blue lake visible between them.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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