prostyle

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adjective

Having pillars only along the front side

Similar
pseudoprostyleapteral
OriginAncient Greek πρόστυλος →
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Meanings

adjectiveprostyle (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving pillars only along the front side
nounprostyle (plural prostyles)

plural prostyles

  1. A building having pillars only along the front side

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemarked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure

Similar
pseudoprostyleapteral
Also see
apteralprostylos

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρόστυλος“having pillars”
  2. Englishprostyle

Ancient Greek πρόστυλος (próstulos, “having pillars”).

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Translations

Catalan pròstil
  • pròstilbuilding
French prostyle
  • prostylebuilding
German Prostylos
  • Prostylosbuilding
Icelandic stafnriðshof
  • stafnriðshofbuilding
Polish prostylowy, prostyl
  • prostylowyTranslations
  • prostylbuilding
  • prostylosbuilding
Spanish próstilo
  • próstilobuilding
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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