pycnostyle

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adjective

pyc·​no·​style

-ˌstīl

: having or constituting an intercolumniation of one and one-half diameters

pycnostyle

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noun

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plural -s

: a pycnostyle colonnade

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek pyknostylos with the pillars close together, from pykn- pycn- + stylos pillar

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