Pseudo-peripteral

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

  Pseudo-peripteral \Pseu`do-pe*rip"ter*al\, a. [Pseudo- +
     peripteral: cf. F. pseudop['e]ript[`e]re.] (Arch.)
     Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the
     columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory
     only at the ends or only at one end. -- n. A
     pseudo-peripteral temple. --Oxf. Gloss.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pseudoperipteral
       adj : having columniation completely circling an area of the
             structure [syn: {peristylar}]