Etymology

pycnostyle

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Today it means: Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πυκνόστυλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπυκνόστυλος“close-pillared”
  2. English todaypycnostyle

From Ancient Greek πυκνόστυλος (puknóstulos, “close-pillared”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -style.

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