Amphiprostyle Definition
ăm-fĭprō-stīl, ămfĭ-prōstīl
adjective
Having a prostyle or set of columns at each end but none along the sides, as in some Greek temples.
American Heritage
Having columns at the front and back, but none along the sides.
Webster's New World
(of a structure) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
An amphiprostyle building.
Webster's New World
An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Amphiprostyle
Noun
Singular:
amphiprostyle
Plural:
amphiprostylesOrigin of Amphiprostyle
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Latin amphiprostylos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιπρόστυλος (amphipróstȳlos), from ἀμφί (amphi-) + πρόστυλος (próstȳlos, “having pillars”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin amphiprostȳlos from Greek amphiprostūlos amphi- amphi- prostūlos with pillars in front prostyle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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