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peristyle
[ per-uh-stahyl ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
- an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade.
peristyle
/ ˈpɛrɪˌstaɪl /
noun
- a colonnade that surrounds a court or building
- an area that is surrounded by a colonnade
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Derived Forms
- ˌperiˈstylar, adjective
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Other Words From
- peri·stylar adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peristyle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peristyle1
C17: via French from Latin peristӯlum, from Greek peristulon, from peri- + stulos column
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Example Sentences
East of the kitchen and yard is a narrow passage connecting the peristyle with the garden .
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It should be remembered that in the best houses the bedrooms were preferably in the second story of the peristyle.
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A peristyle that has one such higher colonnade is called a Rhodian peristyle.
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He was out in the peristyle now, bowing low before the captain-general.
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With what eagerness did I run every morning at sunrise to respire the perfumed air in the peristyle!
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