Octostyle
Pronunciation : Oc"to*style
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Octo- + Gr. octostyle.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: 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. -- n.
Defn: An octostyle portico or temple.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913