-style

suffix

column(s); forming adjectives

“ortho- + -style → orthostyle”

OriginAncient Greek στῦλος →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. column(s); forming adjectives

    ortho- + -style → orthostyle

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστῦλος“pillar, column”
  2. English-style

From Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar, column”), or -στῦλος (-stûlos, “columned”).

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

-style. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-style

MLA

“-style.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-style. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-style,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-style.

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