English Explanatory Dictionary

stylobate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.

Pronunciation

/ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/

Word forms

stylobate stylobates stylobata

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stylobata, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης (stulobátēs), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go, to walk”).

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