PERIPTERAL


Meaning of PERIPTERAL in English

[ pə'rɪpt(ə)r(ə)l ]

■ adjective Architecture (of a building) having a single row of pillars on all sides in the style of the temples of ancient Greece.

Origin

C19: from Gk peripteron (from peri- 'around' + pteron 'wing') + -al .

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