Amphiprostyle Definition

ăm-fĭprō-stīl, ămfĭ-prōstīl
adjective
Having a prostyle or set of columns at each end but none along the sides, as in some Greek temples.
American Heritage
Having columns at the front and back, but none along the sides.
Webster's New World

(of a structure) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.

Wiktionary
noun
An amphiprostyle building.
Webster's New World
An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Amphiprostyle

Noun

Singular:
amphiprostyle
Plural:
amphiprostyles

Origin of Amphiprostyle

  • Latin amphiprostylos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιπρόστυλος (amphipróstȳlos), from ἀμφί (amphi-) + πρόστυλος (próstȳlos, “having pillars”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin amphiprostȳlos from Greek amphiprostūlos amphi- amphi- prostūlos with pillars in front prostyle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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