OCTOSTYLE (Gr. ὀκτώ eight, and στῦλος, a column), in architecture, a portico of eight columns in front (see Temple).
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OCTOSTYLE (Gr. ὀκτώ eight, and στῦλος, a column), in architecture, a portico of eight columns in front (see Temple).