Meanings
plural tetrastoa
- A four-sided colonnade, typically enclosing a courtyard
Adjoining the tetrastoon to the south is a structure known as the Theater Baths, originally constructed in the late second century A.D. or early in the following century.
1997, John Freely, The Western Mediterranean Coast of Turkey, page 27Synonyms: peristyle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA four-sided colonnade, typically enclosing a courtyard
Origin
- Ancient Greekτετράς“four”
- Ancient Greekτετράστῳον
- Englishtetrastoon
From Ancient Greek τετράστῳον (tetrástōion), from neuter of τετράστῳος (tetrástōios, “having four porticoes”) from Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás, “four”) + στοά (stoá, “portico, colonnade”).
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tetrastoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrastoon
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