octostyle

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noun

A temple or portico with eight columns in front.

“The Parthenon in Athens is an octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle.”

OriginEnglish octo- ← Latin octō ← Proto-Italic *oktō →
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Meanings

nounoctostyle (plural octostyles)

plural octostyles

  1. architectureA temple or portico with eight columns in front.

    The Parthenon in Athens is an octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  5. Proto-Italic*oktō
  6. Latinoctō
  7. Englishocto-
  8. Englishoctostyle

From octo- + -style.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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