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A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A porch surrounded by columns.
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A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.
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Qualifier: voodoo
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a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: colonnade
From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, from περίστυλον (perístulon), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”). peri- + -style.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
peristil
— colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc.
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Polish:
perystyl
— colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc.
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Catalan:
peristil
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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French:
péristyle
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Irish:
peiristíl
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Italian:
peristilio
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Latin:
peristȳlum
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Latin:
peristȳlium
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Polish:
perystyl
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Russian:
перисти́ль
(peristílʹ)
— a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade
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Catalan:
peristil
— a porch surrounded by columns
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French:
péristyle
— a porch surrounded by columns
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Irish:
peiristíl
— a porch surrounded by columns
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Italian:
peristilio
— a porch surrounded by columns
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Latin:
peristȳlium
— a porch surrounded by columns
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Polish:
perystyl
— a porch surrounded by columns