tetrapylon

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noun

A Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides.

OriginAncient Greek τετράπυλον →
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Meanings

nountetrapylon (plural tetrapyla)

plural tetrapyla

  1. architectureA Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quadrifrons

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτετράπυλον
  2. Englishtetrapylon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράπυλον (tetrápulon, literally “four gates”). By surface analysis, tetra- + pylon.

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Translations

Italian tetrapilo
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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