Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples.
[From AMPHI- + Greek stūlos, pillar.]
amphistylar
Dictionary:
am·phi·sty·lar (ăm'fĭ-stī'lər)  |
adj.
Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples.
Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples.
| Architecture: amphistylar |
Said of a classical temple having columns across the length of both sides or across both ends.
| WordNet: amphistylar |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
having columns either at both ends or at both sides
Meaning #2:
marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, porticoed
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