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peristyle

[ per-uh-stahyl ]
/ ˈpɛr əˌstaɪl /
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noun Architecture.

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade.

Words related to peristyle

portico, monument, arcade, mezzanine, corridor, cloister, gallery, veranda, columniation, cylinder, monolith, buttress, totem, pedestal, support, prop, brace, obelisk, standard, upright

Words nearby peristyle

peristalsis, peristaltic, peristerite, peristole, peristome, peristyle, peristylium, peristéri, peritectic, peritectomy, peritendineum

Origin of peristyle

1605–15; < Latin peristȳlum < Greek perístȳlon, noun use of neuter of perístȳlos surrounded with columns, equivalent to peri- peri- + -stȳlos -style2

OTHER WORDS FROM peristyle

per·i·sty·lar, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for peristyle

peristyle
/ (ˈpɛrɪˌstaɪl) /

noun

a colonnade that surrounds a court or building
an area that is surrounded by a colonnade

Derived forms of peristyle

peristylar, adjective

Word Origin for peristyle

C17: via French from Latin peristӯlum, from Greek peristulon, from peri- + stulos column
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