tet|ra|style

tet|ra|style
tet|ra|style «TEHT ruh styl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having four columns in front, as a temple or a portico.
–n.
a tetrastyle structure.
[< Latin tetrast < Greek tetrastŷlos < tetra- four + stŷlos pillar, column]

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