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CLEITHRAL (Gr. aXeiOpov, an enclosed or shut-up place)

CLEITHRAL (Gr. aXeiOpov, an enclosed or shut-up See also:
PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)
place) , an architectural See also:

TERM

term applied to a covered See also:

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temple, in contradistinction to hypaethral, which designates one that is uncovered; the roof of a See also:

CLEITHRAL (Gr. aXeiOpov, an enclosed or shut-up place)

cleithral temple completely covers it .

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