• (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. • (n.) An octostyle portico or temple.
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Oc'to·style adjective [ Octo- + Greek ... a pillar: confer French octostyle .] (Architecture) 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 . --
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In architecture the term octostyle describes a temple or portico having eight columns in the front. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle.
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