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peristyle

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/

The English word “peristyle” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
  2. A porch surrounded by columns.
  3. A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.

Etymology

From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, from Ancient Greek περίστυλον (perístulon), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”), equivalent to peri- + -style.

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