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amphiprostyle

[ am-fip-ruh-stahyl, am-fuh-proh-stahyl ]

adjective

  1. prostyle on both fronts.

amphiprostyle

/ ˌæmfɪˈprəʊstaɪl; æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl /

adjective

  1. (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides

noun

  1. a temple of this kind

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Derived Forms

  • amˌphiproˈstylar, adjective

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Other Words From

  • am·phipro·stylar adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of amphiprostyle1

1700–10; < Latin amphiprostȳlus < Greek amphipróstȳlos. See amphi-, prostyle

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