Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octostyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tostyle
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temple or portico with eight columns in front.

Example Sentences

"The Parthenon in Athens is an octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English -style English octostyle From octo- + -style.

Inflected Forms

octostyles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tetrastyle hexastyle decastyle

Questions

What does octostyle mean?: A temple or portico with eight columns in front.
Where does octostyle come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English -style English octostyle From octo- + -style.

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