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单词 peristyle
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peristyle


peristyleplan of the Temple of ApolloThermon, Greece

per·i·style

P0197300 (pĕr′ĭ-stīl′)n.1. A series of columns surrounding a building or enclosing a court.2. A court enclosed by columns.
[French péristyle, from Latin peristȳlum, from Greek peristūlon, from neuter of peristūlos, surrounded by columns : peri-, peri- + stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
per′i·sty′lar (-stī′lər) adj.

peristyle

(ˈpɛrɪˌstaɪl) n1. (Architecture) a colonnade that surrounds a court or building2. (Architecture) an area that is surrounded by a colonnade[C17: via French from Latin peristӯlum, from Greek peristulon, from peri- + stulos column] ˌperiˈstylar adj

per•i•style

(ˈpɛr əˌstaɪl)

n. 1. a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space. 2. an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade. [1605–15; < Latin peristȳlum < Greek perístȳlon, n. use of neuter of perístȳlos surrounded with columns] per`i•sty′lar, adj.
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Noun1.peristyle - a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a courtperistyle - a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a courtcolonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
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peristilio

Peristyle


peristyle

[′per·ə‚stīl] (architecture) A surrounding series of columns; the space enclosed by such columns.

Peristyle

A row of columns around the outside of a building or around the inside of a courtyard.

Peristyle

 

a rectangular court, garden, hall, or similar space enclosed on all four sides by a roofed colonnade. Beginning in the fourth century B.C., the peristyle was an element of ancient Greek dwellings and public buildings (for example, the little courtyards of dwellings in the city of Olynthus). The peristyle was especially popular in Hellenistic Greece (some buildings had two peristyles) and in ancient Rome.

peristyle

1. A colonnade surrounding either the exterior of a building or an open space, e.g., a courtyard. 2. The space so enclosed.

peristyle


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Words related to peristyle

noun a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court

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  • colonnade
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