Hypostyle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having a roof or ceiling supported by rows of columns.
  • n. A building with a roof or ceiling supported by rows of columns.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having a roof supported on a row of columns
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; -- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In architecture, having the roof supported by pillars: as, the hypostyle hall at Karnak.
  • n. In architecture, a structure, with or without inclosing walls, the ceiling of which is supported by columns; a covered colonnade; a pillared hall: applied specifically to the many columned halls of a type characteristic of ancient Egyptian religious architecture.
    • Word Usage
    "She stopped on the processional way a short distance from the huge pylons that marked the entrance to the hypostyle hall."
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