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hypaethral

/ hɪˈpiːθrəl; haɪ- /

adjective

  1. (esp of a classical temple) having no roof
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypaethral1

C18: from Latin hypaethrus uncovered, from Greek hupaithros, from hypo- + aithros clear sky
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Example Sentences

The hypaethral is decastyle in both front and rear porticoes.

Perhaps, therefore, they were hypaethral, like the temples of the Greeks.

We have done with those hypaethral temples, that were open above to the heavens, but we can have attics and skylights to them.

Nor did the Romans construct hypaethral or uncovered temples with internal columns, like the Greeks.

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