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Definition of Octostyle
1. 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.
Definition of Octostyle
1. Adjective. (architecture) A temple or portico with eight columns in front. The Parthenon in Athens is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle. ¹
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