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Octostyle [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In ancient architecture, the face of an edifice adorned with eight columns, or a range of eight columns.

Octostyle [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.

Octostyle [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An octostyle portico or temple.