peripter

English

Etymology

peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, wing)

Noun

peripter (plural peripters) (architecture)

  1. (rare) In classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns.
  2. An encompassing single row of columns.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περίπτερος (perípteros) or French périptère.

Noun

peripter n (plural periptere)

  1. peripter

Declension

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