hexastylos

noun

hex·​a·​sty·​los

ˌheksəˈstīˌläs

plural -es

: a hexastyle building

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, adjective, of six columns, from Greek, from hexa- + stylos column, pillar

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