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tetrapylon

[ te-truh-pahy-lon ]

noun

, plural tet·ra·py·la [te-tr, uh, -, pahy, -l, uh].
  1. a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrapylon1

1900–05; < Greek, tetrápylon, noun use of neuter of tetrápylos having four gates. See tetra-, pylon

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