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Pseudo-dipteral

Pseü'do-dip'ter-al, a.

adjective

(sū'do-), a. [Eng. prefix pseudo and dipteral, q. v.; Fr. pseudodiptère.] (Arch.) Falsely or imperfectly dipteral, as a temple with the inner range of columns surrounding the cell omitted. Oxf. Gloss.

Pseū'do-dip'ter-al, n.

noun

(sū'do-), n. [See supra.] (Arch.) An imperfectly dipteral temple, or one in which the inner range of columns surrounding the cell is omitted.

A rectangular architectural plan showing a pseudo-dipteral temple surrounded by rows of columns.
Pseudo-dipteral.