"tetrapylon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tetrapyla [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράπυλον (tetrápulon, literally “four gates”). Observable as tetra- + pylon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|τετράπυλον|lit=four gates}} Ancient Greek τετράπυλον (tetrápulon, literally “four gates”), {{pre|en|tetra|pylon}} tetra- + pylon Head templates: {{en-noun|tetrapyla}} tetrapylon (plural tetrapyla)
  1. (architecture) A Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides. Wikipedia link: en:tetrapylon Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (Translations): tetrapilo [masculine] (Italian)

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