peridrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple

Word forms

peridrome peridromes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos), meaning "running around, that which surrounds": compare French péridrome.

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