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pseudoperipteral

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Falsely or imperfectly peripteral

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: architecture

Examples

  • A temple is pseudoperipteral if it has the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or at one end.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having columniation completely circling an area of the structure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peristylar

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pseudo- + peripteral.