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PERISTYLE (Gr. wept,
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round, and oriaos,
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column) , in
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architecture, a range of columns (whether rectangular or circular on
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plan) in one or two rows, enclosing the
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sanctuary of a
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temple; the
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term is also applied to the same feature when built
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round the
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court in which the temple is situated and in
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Roman houses to the court in the
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rear, round which the private rooms of the
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family were arranged, which were entered from the covered
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colonnade round the court .

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