pseudoperipteral

pseu·do·pe·rip·ter·al

[soo-doh-puh-rip-ter-uhl]
adjective Architecture.
having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides.

Origin:
1840–50; pseudo- + peripteral

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pseudoperipteral

adjective
having columniation completely circling an area of the structure [syn: peristylar
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