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(n.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peristyle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/peristyle.html. 1828.
 
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