hypethral

hypethral
/hi pee"threuhl, huy-/, adj.
(of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.
Also, hypaethral. Cf. clithral.
[ < L hypaethr(us) ( < Gk hýpaithros open to the sky, equiv. to hyp- HYP- + aîthros clear sky; see ETHER) + -AL1]

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