Prostyle

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

  Prostyle \Pro"style\, a. [L. prostylus, Gr. ?; ? before + ?
     pillar, column: cf. F. prostyle.] (Arch.)
     Having columns in front. -- n. A prostyle portico or
     building.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prostyle
       adj : marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only
             across the opening to the structure [syn: {pseudoprostyle}]