octostyle

Oc"to*style, a. Etym: [Octo- + Gr. octostyle.] (Arch.) Defn: 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. Defn: An octostyle portico or temple.

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