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Webster 1913 Edition


Peripteral

Pe-rip′ter-al

,
Adj.
[Gr., fr. [GREEK] + [GREEK] feather, wing, row of columns.]
(Arch.)
Having columns on all sides; – said of an edifice. See
Apteral
.

Definition 2024


peripteral

peripteral

English

Adjective

peripteral (not comparable)

  1. (architecture) Surrounded by a single row of columns