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octastyle

after a plan of the Parthenon, Athens
(Academy Artworks)
(ŏk'tə-stīl') pronunciation
adj.
Having eight frontal columns in the portico, as in some Greek temples.

[Latin octastȳlus, from Greek oktastūlos : okta-, octa- + stūlos, pillar.]


McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture & Construction:

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A temple façade or portico having eight columns in the front or end row.

octastyle

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