pentastyle

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noun

A portico with five columns.

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Meanings

nounpentastyle (plural pentastyles)

plural pentastyles

  1. architectureA portico with five columns.

Origin

From penta- + -style.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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