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peristylium [per-uh-stahy-lee-uh m, -stil-ee-] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural per·i·sty·li·a [per-uh-stahy-lee-uh, -stil-ee-uh] /ˌpɛr əˈstaɪ li ə, -ˈstɪl i ə/.
- a peristyle.
Origin of peristylium 1665–75; Latin peristȳlium Greek peristȳ́lion, diminutive of perístȳlon peristyle Examples from the Web for peristylium Historical Examples of peristylium
The porticus is a kind of cloister round the peristylium or atrium.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Opening out from the peristylium is the Lararium, or room of the household gods.
S. Russell Forbes
Besides, he is there only while he is asleep; for the rest he has his atrium and his peristylium.
Alfred Brittain
But there were other shouts from the peristylium, other cries and meanings.
William Stearns Davis
Agias with Fabia stood at the end of the atrium near the exit to the peristylium.
William Stearns Davis