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Cyclostyle
[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-] 
Cyclostyle
[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-]
A cyclostyle (from the Greek words for "circle" and "column") is a term used in architecture. A structure composed of a circular range of columns without a core is cyclostylar; with a core the range would be peristyle. This is the species of edifice called "monopteral" by Vitruvius.
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