hex|a|style

hex|a|style
hex|a|style «HEHK suh styl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having six columns in front, as a temple or a portico.
–n.
a hexastyle structure.
[< Greek hexást < hexa- (< héx six) + stylos pillar]

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