Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A structure having five columns; also, a portico of five columns.
  • In architecture, having five columns in front; consisting of five columns.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Arch.) Having five columns in front; -- said of a temple or portico in classical architecture.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun architecture A portico with five columns.

Etymologies

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penta- + Ancient Greek a pillar.

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