2. (of a classical temple or building in the style of one)
having two columns on one or either front
Also: distylar, dyostyle
Word origin
[1830–40; di-1 + -style2]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, format, orientation, paraffin, walkoverdi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double”(diphthong). On this model, di- is freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide); -style is a combining form with the meanings “column,” “columned,” “having columns (of thekind specified)” used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use theaffix -style include: cyclostyle, cyrtostyle, decastyle, prostyle, urostyle