Etymology

tetrapylon

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Today it means: A Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τετράπυλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromτετράπυλον
  2. English todaytetrapylon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράπυλον (tetrápulon, literally “four gates”). By surface analysis, tetra- + pylon.

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