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Definition of: stylobate
(stī′lə·bāt) noun Archit.
A continuous base for two or more columns, in contradistinction to a pedestal, which is a base for only one column or object. Compare STEREOBATE. [<L stylobates <Gk. stylobatēs <stylos pillar + -batēs a treader <bainein walk, step]
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