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AMPHISTYLAR

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am⋅phi⋅sty⋅lar

  [am-fuh-stahy-ler]
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–adjective Architecture.
1. (of a classical temple) having columns on both fronts.
2. having columns at both sides.
Origin:
1900–05; amphi- + Gk stŷl(os) pillar + -ar 1
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am·phi·sty·lar   (ām'fĭ-stī'lər)   
adj.  Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples.

[From amphi- + Greek stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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