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/pen"teuh stuyl'/, adj. Archit.1. having five columns.2. (of a classical temple or a building in the style of one) having five columns on one or each front.[1720-30; PENTA- + -STYLE2]
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pentastyle — [pɛ̃tastil] adj. ÉTYM. 1868, Littré; de penta , et grec stûlos « colonne ». ❖ ♦ Didact. (archit.). Se dit d un édifice à cinq rangs de colonnes (sur la façade). || Temple pentastyle … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pentastyle — Pen ta*style, a. [Penta + Gr. ? a pillar.] (Arch.) Having five columns in front; said of a temple or portico in classical architecture. n. A portico having five columns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentastyle — (pin ta sti l ) 1° Adj. Terme de botanique. Qui porte cinq styles. 2° S. m. Terme d architecture. Édifice qui a cinq rangs de colonnes à la face de devant. ÉTYMOLOGIE Penta..., et du grec, style, colonne … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
pentastyle — pen·ta·style … English syllables
pentastyle — ˈpentəˌstīl adjective Etymology: penta + style : marked by columniation with five columns across the front compare distyle … Useful english dictionary
pentastylos — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈstīˌläs noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from penta + stylos style : a pentastyle building * * * /pen teuh stuy los/, n. a pentastyle building, as a classical temple. [ NL; see PENTASTYLE … Useful english dictionary
pentastylos — /pen teuh stuy los/, n. a pentastyle building, as a classical temple. [ < NL; see PENTASTYLE] * * * … Universalium
pentastil — PENTASTÍL s.n. Templu antic cu cinci coloane. [< fr. pentastyle, cf. gr. pente – cinci, stylos – coloană]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 19.07.2005. Sursa: DN PENTASTÍL, Ă adj., s. n. (templu antic) cu cinci coloane. (< fr. pentastyle) … Dicționar Român
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