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octastyle
OXFORD DICTIONARY
octastyle, adj. & n.
--adj. having eight columns at the end or in front.
--n. an octastyle portico or building.
--adj. having eight columns at the end or in front.
--n. an octastyle portico or building.
Etymology
L octastylus f. Gk oktastulos (as OCTA- + stulos pillar)
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