araeosystyle

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noun

An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.

OriginLatin araeostylos ← Ancient Greek ἀραιόστυλος →
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Meanings

nounaraeosystyle (uncountable)
  1. uncountablearchitectureAn arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀραιόστυλος
  2. Latinaraeostylos
  3. Englisharaeosystyle

From Latin araeostylos, from Ancient Greek ἀραιόστυλος (araióstulos). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “widely spaced”) + sy- + -style.

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APA

araeosystyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/araeosystyle

MLA

“araeosystyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/araeosystyle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “araeosystyle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/araeosystyle.

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