octostyle

English

Etymology

octo- +‎ -style

Noun

octostyle (plural octostyles)

  1. (architecture) A temple or portico with eight columns in front.
    The Parthenon in Athens is an octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle.

References

  • octostyle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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