peristyle

noun

Definition of peristylenext
as in atrium

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Recent Examples of peristyle The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026 The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center. — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peristyle
  1. atrium
  2. courtyard
  3. quadrangle
  4. patio
  5. enclosure
  6. court
  7. parvis
  8. yard
Noun
  • Nearly half the museum is free to visit, including a central atrium and a coffee shop on the fourth floor with a panoramic terrace.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday night, in the airy lobby with its white marble walls and glass atrium, the international cohort got acquainted over Prosecco.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of atrium
Noun
  • About 120 of its 348 rooms are ready to rent, starting at roughly $200 a night; the hotel also has a restaurant, lounge and courtyard pool.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The house wraps around a central courtyard and swimming pool, with French doors opening onto the gardens.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of courtyard
Noun
  • Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of quadrangle
Noun
  • Glass doors open onto a patio, overstrung with prayer flags, a hot tub, a thin strip of lawn, and a dock.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Cocktail-style gatherings where guests mingle and stand have become more common than seated dinners, which changes what a patio needs.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of patio
Noun
  • In October 2024, a group of lions mauled a zookeeper to death in Crimea after a door inside their enclosure was left unlocked.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Now with Daniela landing in this transparent enclosure with him, this Jason helps plot their escape with the extra ampoules that she’s brought with her.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of enclosure
Noun
  • Police charged 52-year-old Mooresville resident Rod Moskowitz with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, court records show.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But even when Antetokounmpo was on the court in the second half, the Heat struggled.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of court
Noun
  • The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Definition of parvis
Noun
  • But two more scores from Rexroat of 5 and 54 yards maintained the Eagles’ control of the game.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Chiefs actually missed a 43-yard field goal that would have won the game in regulation — after Justin Houston forced Lamar Jackson to fumble — but won the game with a short kick in overtime.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of yard

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