Octastyle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having eight frontal columns in the portico, as in some Greek temples.
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  • adj. Having eight columns in the front row (of a portico etc.)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. See octostyle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In architecture, having, or characterized by the presence of, eight columns, as a portico or a building having eight columns in front.
  • n. A building having eight columns in front; especially, a Greek or Roman temple having that number of columns in the front row of the portico.
    • Word Usage
    "A third method of designating or distinguishing the temples is by the number of columns in front, thus temples are called tetrastyle, hexastyle, octastyle, that is having five, six, or eight columns."
    Variant
    octostyle   
     
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