tetrastoon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek τετράστῳον (tetrástōion), from neuter of τετράστῳος (tetrástōios, “having four porticoes”) from Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás, “four”) + στοά (stoá, “portico, colonnade”).
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Noun[edit]
tetrastoon (plural tetrastoa)
- A four-sided colonnade, typically enclosing a courtyard
- 1997, John Freely, The Western Mediterranean Coast of Turkey, page 27:
- Adjoining the tetrastoon to the south is a structure known as the Theater Baths, originally constructed in the late second century A.D. or early in the following century.
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See also[edit]
Peristyle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia