Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having columns at both front and back or on each side, as some Greek temples.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having columns either at both ends or at both sides
- adjective marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From amphi– + Greek stūlos, pillar; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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