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- [per-uh-stahyl]
- /ˈpɛr əˌstaɪl/
- /ˈpe.rɪ.staɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-uh-stahyl]
- /ˈpɛr əˌstaɪl/
Definitions of peristyle word
- noun peristyle a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space. 1
- noun peristyle an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade. 1
- noun peristyle a colonnade that surrounds a court or building 0
- noun peristyle an area that is surrounded by a colonnade 0
- noun peristyle a row of columns forming an enclosure or supporting a roof 0
- noun peristyle any area or enclosure so formed, as a court 0
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Origin of peristyle
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin peristȳlum < Greek perístȳlon, noun use of neuter of perístȳlos surrounded with columns, equivalent to peri- peri- + -stȳlos -style2
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Parts of speech for Peristyle
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peristyle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peristyle
noun peristyle
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- colonnade — A colonnade is a row of evenly-spaced columns.
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- minaret — a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
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