Bĭz'an-tine1
See BYZANTINE.
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Byzantine
Bŷz'ant or Bŷz'an-tīne2, n.
n. [L. Lat. byzantius, M. Gr. βυζάντιος, Fr. besant, Pr. bezan, Sp. besant, besante, It. bisante, from Lat. Byzantius, Byzantinus; from Byzantium.] (Numis.) A gold coin of the value of fifteen pounds sterling, so called from being coined at Byzantium.
By-zăn’tīne or Bŷz'an-tīne3, a.
a. (Geog.) Pertaining or belonging to Byzantium.
Byzantine style (Arch.), a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire, about A. D. 300. Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the pillars are of endless variety, and full of invention. The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the church of St. Marks, Venice, are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture. Oxf. Gloss.