epistyle

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noun

A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.

OriginLatin epistylium →
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Meanings

nounepistyle (plural epistyles)

plural epistyles

  1. historicalarchitectureA massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.

Origin

  1. Latinepistylium
  2. Englishepistyle

Latin epistylium, Ancient Greek: compare French épistyle.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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