peripteral
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pe·rip·ter·al
(pə-rĭp'tər-əl) 
adj. Architecture
Having a single row of columns on all sides.
adj. Architecture
Having a single row of columns on all sides.
[From Latin peripteros, from Greek : peri-, peri- + pteron, wing.]
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A term descriptive of a classical building that is surrounded by a single row of columns.
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