pseudoperipteral

adjective

Falsely or imperfectly peripterous

“A temple is pseudoperipteral if it has the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or at one end.”

Similar
peristylarperipteral
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Meanings

adjectivepseudoperipteral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablearchitectureFalsely or imperfectly peripterous

    A temple is pseudoperipteral if it has the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or at one end.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving columniation completely circling an area of the structure

Similar
peristylarperipteral
Also see
peripteralperistylar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pseudo- + peripteral.

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudoperipteral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoperipteral

MLA

“pseudoperipteral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoperipteral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoperipteral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoperipteral.

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