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Peristylium

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peristylenounA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
peristasisnoun(countable, architecture) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.
pteronnoun(architecture) A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.
peridromosnounAlternative form of peridrome. [(architecture) The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple]
peribolusnounAlternative form of peribolos. [(architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.]
propylaeonnoun(historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum. [(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.]
propylaeumnoun(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.
apodyteriumnoun(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
peraeonnounAlternative form of pereion. [The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).]
pereonnounAlternative form of pereion. [The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).]
pentastylenoun(architecture) A portico with five columns.
peripterynoun(architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns.
perispomenoun(Ancient Greek grammar) A word with a perispomene on its last syllable; a perispomenon.
parastylenoun(dentistry) A style in front of the paracone.
periapsenoun(astronomy) A periapsis.
periergianoun(rhetoric) The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language.
propylonnoun(architecture, historical) Alternative spelling of propylaeum. [(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.]
pilastradenoun(architecture) A row of pilasters.
presbyteriumnounA college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests.
peraianounA place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.

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