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Definition of: peristyle
(per′ə·stīl) noun Archit.
1. A system of columns about a building or an internal court.
2. An area or space so enclosed. [<MF péristyle <L peristylum <Gk. peristylon, neut. of peristylos surrounded by a colonnade <peri- around + stylos a pillar]
—per′i·sty′lar adjective
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