amphiprostyle

amphiprostyle


am·phip·ro·style    Audio Help   (ām-fĭp'rō-stīl', ām'fĭ-prō'stīl')   

adj.   Having a prostyle or set of columns at each end but none along the sides, as in some Greek temples.

[Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Greek amphiprostūlos : amphi-, amphi- + prostūlos, with pillars in front; see prostyle.]
am·phip'ro·style' n.
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