peristyle
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per·i·style 
[per-uh-stahyl] Pronunciation Key
[per-uh-stahyl] Pronunciation Key –noun Architecture.
| 1. | a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space. |
| 2. | an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade. |
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| per·i·style
(pěr'ĭ-stīl') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French péristyle, from Latin peristȳlum, from Greek peristūlon, from neuter of peristūlos, surrounded by columns : peri-, peri- + stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] per'i·sty'lar (-stī'lər) adj. |
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| peristyle | |
noun | |
| a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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