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pycnostyle

pyc·no·style
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pik-nuh-stahyl]
    • /ˈpɪk nəˌstaɪl/
    • /pˈɪknəstˌaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik-nuh-stahyl]
    • /ˈpɪk nəˌstaɪl/

Definitions of pycnostyle word

  • adjective pycnostyle having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters. 1
  • noun pycnostyle a style of building which has columns placed closely together 0
  • adjective pycnostyle relating to a building with columns spaced closely together 0

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Origin of pycnostyle

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin pycnostȳlus < Greek pyknóstȳlos, equivalent to pyknós pycno- + -stylos -style2

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Parts of speech for Pycnostyle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pycnostyle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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