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peristyle


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peristyle  \Per"i*style\,  n.  [L.  peristylum  Gr  ?,  ?;  ?  about  + 
  ?  a  column:  cf  F.  p['e]ristyle.]  (Arch.) 
  A  range  of  columns  with  their  entablature,  etc.; 
  specifically,  a  complete  system  of  columns,  whether  on  all 
  sides  of  a  court,  or  surrounding  a  building,  such  as  the 
  cella  of  a  temple.  Used  in  the  former  sense  it  gives  name  to 
  the  larger  and  inner  court  of  a  Roman  dwelling,  the 
  peristyle.  See  {Colonnade}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  peristyle 
  n  :  a  colonnade  surrounding  a  building  or  enclosing  a  court 




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