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peristyle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peristyle \Per"i*style\, n. [L. peristylum Gr ?, ?; ? about + ? a column: cf F. p['e]ristyle.] (Arch.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See {Colonnade}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peristyle n : a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
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