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Pentastyle

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peristylenounA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
pteronnoun(architecture) A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.
peristasisnoun(countable, architecture) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.
pilastradenoun(architecture) A row of pilasters.
pentapodynoun(poetry) A measure, verse, or series consisting of five feet.
peristyliumnoun(chiefly in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle.
propylonnoun(architecture, historical) Alternative spelling of propylaeum. [(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.]
amphiprostylenoun(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
presbyteriumnounA college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests.
peripterynoun(architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns.
pœcilenoun(historical) A celebrated portico in Athens, containing numerous paintings.
pentarchynoun(politics) Government by five persons.
parastylenoun(dentistry) A style in front of the paracone.
prostylenounA building having pillars only along the front side
postamentnounpedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster
crepidomanounIn classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps.
pergolonounDated form of pergola (“passageway of columns”). [A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.]
pentathlosnoun(obsolete) A pentathlete.
pentinanoun(poetry) A fixed verse form consisting of five stanzas of five lines each, normally followed by a two-line envoi.
apadananouna large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces

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