tetrapylon
Meanings
noun
- A Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράπυλον (tetrápulon, literally “four gates”). Observable as tetra- + pylon.
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