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epistylar

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ep⋅i⋅style

  [ep-uh-stahyl]
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–noun
the architrave of a classical building.
Origin:
1555–65; < L epistȳlium the crossbeam resting on the column < Gk epistŷlion crossbeam of architrave (epi- epi- + stŷl(os) a column, pillar, post + -ion dim. suffix)

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅sty⋅lar, adjective
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