distyle

[dis-tahyl, dahy-stahyl]

dis·tyle

[dis-tahyl, dahy-stahyl]
adjective Architecture.
1.
having two columns.
2.
(of a classical temple or building in the style of one) having two columns on one or either front.
Also, di·sty·lar [dahy-stahy-ler] , dyostyle.


Origin:
1830–40; di-1 + -style2
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Distyle is always a great word to know.
So is gable. Does it mean:
a platform between flights of stairs or the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof
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