dodecastyle

[doh-dek-uh-stahyl]

do·dec·a·style

[doh-dek-uh-stahyl]
adjective Architecture.
1.
having 12 columns.
2.
(of a classical temple or building in the style of one) having 12 columns on one or either front.
Also, do·dec·a·sty·lar, duodecastyle.


Origin:
1815–25; < Greek dōdekástȳlos; see dodeca-, -style2
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Dodecastyle is always a great word to know.
So is cornice. Does it mean:
the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction
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