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Definition of: peripteral
(pə·rip′tər·əl) Archit. adjective
Having a detached row of columns extending around the cella: said especially of a temple.
—noun A peripteral temple; peristyle: also pe·rip′·ter, pe·rip′ter·os (-tər·os). [<MF périptère <Med. L peripteron <Gk., neut. of peripteros winged about <peri- around + pteron a wing]
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