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decastyle

/dɛkəˈstaɪəɫ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-castyle
IPA
/dɛkəˈstaɪəɫ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portico with ten columns.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English -style English decastyle From deca- + -style.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛkəˈstaɪəɫ/

Inflected Forms

decastyles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tetrastyle hexastyle octostyle

Questions

How do you pronounce decastyle?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛkəˈstaɪəɫ/.
What does decastyle mean?
A portico with ten columns.
Where does decastyle come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English -style English decastyle From deca- + -style.

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