Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In an ancient peripieral temple, the open space or passage between the walls of the cella and the sorrounding coloumns. See cut under
opisthodomos .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Archæol.) The space between the columns and the wall of the cella, in a Greek or a Roman temple.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The space between the
columns and thewall of thecella in anAncient Greek orRoman temple .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek running around: compare French péridrome.
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