Hypostyle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypostyle \Hy"po*style\, a. [Gr. ? resting on pillars; ? under +
     ? a pillar.] (Arch.)
     Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; --
     especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.