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pro·style
/
ˈproʊ
staɪl
/
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proh
-stahyl
]
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Architecture
adjective
1.
(of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
noun
2.
a prostyle building or portico.
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an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the carved decoration of a window or other ornamentation
an entrance or passage covered or enclosed by an arch
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
describing an arch resting on imposts treated as downward continuations of the arch
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier or a square base of a pedestal
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Origin:
1690–1700;
(adj.) <
Latin
prostȳlos
<
Greek
próstȳlos
with pillars in front, equivalent to
pro-
pro-
2
+
-stȳlos
-style
2
;
(noun) <
Greek
próstȳlon,
noun use of neuter of
próstȳlos
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prostyle
(ˈprəʊstaɪl)
—
adj
1.
(of a building) having a row of columns in front, esp as in the portico of a Greek temple
—
n
2.
a prostyle building, portico, etc
[C17: from Latin
prostӯlos,
from Greek: with pillars in front, from
pro-
² +
stulos
pillar]
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