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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROSTYLE

From Latin prostӯlos, from Greek: with pillars in front, from pro-² + stulos pillar.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROSTYLE

prostyle  [ˈprəʊstaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROSTYLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prostyle can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROSTYLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prostyle

Prostyle is an architectural term defining free standing columns across the front of a building, as often in a portico. The term is often used as an adjective when referring to the portico of a classical building which projects from the main structure. First used in Etruscan and Greek temples, the Romans later on incorporated this motif in their temples. Example: Temple of Athena Nike, Akropolis, Athens, Greece This architectural style probably originated in the eastern Greek isles in the 8th century B.C., however there are also many examples in archaic temples in southern Italy.

Definition of prostyle in the English dictionary

The definition of prostyle in the dictionary is having a row of columns in front, esp as in the portico of a Greek temple. Other definition of prostyle is a prostyle building, portico, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROSTYLE


big-style
ˈbɪɡˌstaɪl
bissextile
bɪˈsɛkstaɪl
freestyle
ˈfriːˌstaɪl
geotextile
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtɛkstaɪl
hairstyle
ˈhɛəˌstaɪl
hostile
ˈhɒstaɪl
hypostyle
ˈhaɪpəʊˌstaɪl
lifestyle
ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl
metrostyle
ˈmɛtrəˌstaɪl
nonstyle
ˈnɒnˈstaɪl
old-style
ˈəʊldstaɪl
peristyle
ˈpɛrɪˌstaɪl
restyle
ˌriːˈstaɪl
sextile
ˈsɛkstaɪl
Stijl
staɪl
stile
staɪl
style
staɪl
substyle
ˈsʌbˌstaɪl
textile
ˈtɛkstaɪl
turnstile
ˈtɜːnˌstaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROSTYLE

prostheses
prosthesis
prosthetic
prosthetic group
prosthetically
prosthetics
prosthetist
prosthodontia
prosthodontics
prosthodontist
prostie
prostitute
prostitution
prostitutor
prostomia
prostomial
prostomium
prostrate
prostration
prosumer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROSTYLE

alpine-style
antistyle
araeostyle
araeosystyle
champagne lifestyle
decastyle
Decorated style
distyle
dodecastyle
doggy style
enstyle
hexastyle
house style
management style
New Style
old style
pentastyle
polystyle
pycnostyle
systyle
tetrastyle

Synonyms and antonyms of prostyle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prostyle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROSTYLE

Find out the translation of prostyle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prostyle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prostyle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prostyle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prostyle
570 millions of speakers

English

prostyle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prostyle
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

PROSTYLE
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

простиль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prostyle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prostyle
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prostyle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prostyle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prostyle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

prostyle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전주식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prostyle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ hàng cột trước điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prostyle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोस्टाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prostylos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prostilo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prostyle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

простиль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

PROSTYLE
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πρόστυλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prostyle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ProStyle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Prostyle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prostyle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROSTYLE»

The term «prostyle» is regularly used and occupies the 61.803 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROSTYLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prostyle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROSTYLE»

Discover the use of prostyle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prostyle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Treatise on Architecture: Including the Arts of ...
PROSTYLE (Gr. irpo, before, and oruXoç, a column). A portico in which the columns project from the building to which it is attached is called a prostyle. It is tautolo- gous to say a prostyle portico : a prostyle is a portico. Custom, however, seems ...
Arthur Ashpitel, 1867
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Or Dictionary of Arts, ...
A portico is distinguished as prostyle, or in antis, as it may project from or recede within the building, and is designated with either of these terms by the number of columns its front may consist of. (See Dis- tyle, Tetrasttle, Hexastyle, Octastyle, ...
‎1853
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The Beauties of Modern Architecture: Illustrated by ...
A portico in which the columns project from the building to which it is attached is called a prostyle. It is tautolo_ gous to say a prostyle portico,—-a prostyle is a portico. Custom, however, seems to war. rant the impropriety, for the word portico is ...
Minard Lafever, 1839
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
A portico is distinguished as prostyle, or in arm's, as it may project from or recede within the building, and is designated with either of these terms by the number of columns its front may consist of. (See DISTYLE, TETRASTYLE, Hnxasms, ...
Thomas Stewart Traill, 1853
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Treatises on architecture, building, masonry, joinery, and ...
A portico is distinguished as prostyle, or in antis, as it may project from or recede within the building, and is designated with either of these terms by the number of columns its front may consist of. (See Distyle, Tetrastyle, Hexastyle, Octastyle, ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc, 1844
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Greek and Roman Architecture
From front to back the area is divided into halves, (a) for the porch and (b) for the triple cella. The middle room of the cella occupies two-fifths of the available width. The porch is tetrastyle prostyle, with columns spaced to correspond to the walls ...
D. S. Robertson, 1929
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Foreign Topography: Or, An Encyclopedick Account, ...
It is a requisite of an hypaethral temple, that it should be dipteral ; and hypaethral temples were generally, if not univerally dedicated to Jupiter." Introduction, p. Hi. " TheGrecian vaos ev irapourTouriv, the prostyle, and amphi-prostyle forms, ...
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1828
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The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for ...
Fig. 38(a). Greek unfluted prostyle tetrastyle portico (after CURL [1999, [2000]). a acroter Dc Doric unfluted column aa acroteria angularia e entablature ab abacus p pediment an anta ra row of antefixa c crepidoma t tympanum Fig. 38(b).
James Stevens Curl, 2013
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The Temple of Athena at Assos
... front and flank originally none; later single, front and flank HP HP single, front and flank (Continued) TABLE 14a. Continued I 2 3 4 5 6 7. 1 2 3 No. of Building Date Columns Assos, Athena 6 X 13 Aegina, Aphaia I 6.580 4 prostyle Aegina, ...
Bonna Daix Wescoat, 2012
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its ...
Temples of Asclepius at Acragas and of Scrapis at Taormina (Doric). Tristyle in- antis — Hecatompedon at Athens (Doric). Tetrastyle in-antis — Temple of Artemis at Lusoi (Doric). Tetrastyle prostyle — Temple of Dionysus at Pergamum (Doric).
William Bell Dinsmoor, 1950

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROSTYLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prostyle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Posted Jun 29, 2015 at 10:50am
This morning we get a new record from her and Jeremih, released by DJ Prostyle as a single from his forthcoming album. It's an EDM-heavy record that could (or ... «HotNewHipHop, Jun 15»
2
ProStyle Volleyball wins two national bids
Competing at the Big South Volleyball Tournament national qualifier in Atlanta, Pro Style's 17 Black and 14-1 Tallahassee teams won their respective divisions ... «Tallahassee.com, Apr 15»
3
Bangin Candy: DJ Prostyle's Wife Shreen Ayesh [Photos]
You never known what, or in this case who, you'll come across on Instagram. Through some casual perusing your truly came across a woman many know by her ... «Hip-Hop Wired, Jul 14»
4
2 Chainz, Miguel, Ne-Yo, Sean Paul and Omarion Perform for DJ …
DJ Prostyle of New York City's Power 105.1 celebrated his birthday in true hip-hop fashion last night (April 30) at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square. «The BoomBox, May 14»
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Chris Brown Gets Shirtless, Performs Medley of Hits at DJ ProStyle's
Chris Brown went to support his boy DJ ProStyle during his birthday bash at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on April 16. Check out above pics of ... «Music and Lyrics, Apr 13»
6
DJ Prostyle Nabs DJ of the Year at Latin Mix Awards
106 & Park's own DJ Prostyle walked away with the award for Latin Mixx DJ of the Year at the 6th annual Latin Mixx Conference, which took place on July 12-14 ... «BET, Jul 11»
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Diddy Signs Prostyle to Bad Boy Management
Prostyle — who moved to Orlando at 13, is an on-air host and DJ for an Orlando's WPYO 95.3, a member of DJ Enuff's infamous Heavy Hitters DJ Crew — plays ... «The BoomBox, Jun 10»

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