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Meaning of 'octostyle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Octostyle [ a.]
- Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.
2 . Octostyle [ n.]
- An octostyle portico or temple.

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octa- octachord octad octaedral octaemeron octagon octagonal octagynous octahedral octahedrite

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