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peripteral

/pəˈrɪptərəl/ adjective · British & US
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What does peripteral mean?

adjective

Having columns or pillars around a building or structure, especially a temple or a portico. In architecture, a peripteral building has a colonnade of columns around its perimeter.

Example

"The ancient Greek temple was a peripteral structure with 46 Doric columns."

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