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hypethral

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hy⋅pe⋅thral

  [hi-pee-thruhl, hahy-]
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–adjective
(of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.
Also, hypaethral.
Compare clithral.

Origin:
< L hypaethr(us) (< Gk hýpaithros open to the sky, equiv. to hyp- hyp- + aîthros clear sky; see ether ) + -al 1
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hy·pae·thral also hy·pe·thral   (hī-pē'thrəl)   
adj.  Wholly or partly open to the sky: an ancient hypaethral temple.

[From Latin hypaethrus, from Greek hupaithros : hupo, under; see hypo- + aithēr, sky, air.]
hy·pe·thral   (hī-pē'thrəl)   
adj.  Variant of hypaethral.
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