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Word: Peristyle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from French péristyle, from Latin peristylum, from Greek peristulon, from peri- ‘around’ + stulos ‘pillar’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛrɪstʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or internal garden or edging a veranda or porch.
Short Definition:row of columns surrounding space within building
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