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/am'feuh stuy"leuhr/, adj. Archit.1. (of a classical temple) having columns on both fronts.2. having columns at both sides.[1900-05; AMPHI- + Gk styl(os) pillar + -AR1]
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amphistylar — [am΄fə stī′lər] adj. [< AMPHI + Gr stylos, pillar (see STYLITE) + AR] Archit. having columns at both front and back or on both sides … English World dictionary
amphistylar — am·phi·sty·lar … English syllables
amphistylar — adjective 1. having columns either at both ends or at both sides • Similar to: ↑columned 2. marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure • Syn: ↑amphiprostylar, ↑amphiprostyle,… … Useful english dictionary
amphiprostylar — adj. 1. 1 having columns at both ends but not on the sides. Syn: amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stā- — To stand; with derivatives meaning “place or thing that is standing.” Oldest form *steə₂ , colored to *staə₂ , contracted to *stā . Derivatives include steed, stud2, arrest, instant, understand, static, prostitute, insist, ecstasy, and system. I … Universalium
amphi- — aff. a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek, meaning “two,”“both,”“on both sides”: amphibious; amphistylar[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk, comb. form of amphí on both sides, c. L ambi ambi … From formal English to slang
amphi- — [am′fi, am′fē, am′fə] [< Gr amphi, around: see AMBI ] combining form 1. on both sides or on both ends [amphistylar] 2. around or about 3. of both kinds [amphibious] … English World dictionary
amphiprostylar — adjective marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure • Syn: ↑amphiprostyle, ↑amphistylar, ↑porticoed • Similar to: ↑apteral … Useful english dictionary
apteral — adjective 1. having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides • Ant: ↑peripteral • Similar to: ↑amphiprostylar, ↑amphiprostyle, ↑amphistylar, ↑porticoed, ↑prostyle, ↑pseudoprostyle … Useful english dictionary
columned — adjective having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form) (Freq. 1) a columned portico trees with columned trunks white columned houses • Ant: ↑noncolumned • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
