epistyle

noun

ep·​i·​style

ˈepəˌstīl

variants or less commonly epistylium

ˌepəˈstīlēəm

plural epistyles

ˈ⸗⸗ˌstīlz

or epistylia

ˌ⸗⸗ˈstīlēə

: architrave sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Latin epistylium, from Greek epistylion, from epi- + Greek stylos pillar + -ion (diminutive suffix)

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