单词 | tetrapylon |
释义 | > as lemmastetrapylon tetrapylon n. Brit. /ˌtɛtrəˈpʌɪlɒn/ , /ˌtɛtrəˈpʌɪlən/ , U.S. /ˌtɛtrəˈpaɪˌlɑn/ a building or structure with four gates. [ < post-classical Latin tetrapylum (6th cent.) < Byzantine Greek τετράπυλον archway entered from four sides, use as noun of neuter of Hellenistic Greek τετράπυλος having four gateways < ancient Greek τετρα- tetra- comb. form + πύλη gate (see -pyle comb. form).] ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific shape > [noun] quadrangle1596 rotund1606 rotundo1614 camera1633 rotunda1648 tholosc1660 umbrella1680 octagon1767 round tower1790 cone1791 flat-iron1862 tetragon1884 tempietto1896 tetrapylon1904 igloo1956 shoebox1968 1904 H. C. Butler Archit. & other Arts xii. 393 Conjectured to have been vaulted tetrapylons at the crossing of the thoroughfares. < as lemmas |
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