octastyle

adjective

oc·​ta·​style

variants or less commonly octostyle

ˈäktəˌstīl

: marked by columniation with eight columns across the front compare distyle

Word History

Etymology

Latin octastylos, from Greek oktastylos, from okta- octa- + -stylos -style

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