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Webster 1913 Edition


Diastyle

Di′a-style

,
Noun.
[L.
diastylus
, Gr. [GREEK];
διά
through, asunder + [GREEK] pillar, column: cf. F.
diastyle
.]
(Arch.)
See under
Intercolumniation
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Diastyle

DIASTYLE

,
Noun.
[Gr.] An edifice in which three diameters of the columns are allowed for intercolumniations.