What does peristylum mean?
Peristylum means (in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle..
A particularity in this house is the irregular form of the peristylum, and that from each of the columns that surround it projects a small bronze water-pipe, forming with the fountain and small waterfall a handsome system of artificial waterworks.
The women gathered together about the little font in the centre of the peristylum, and debated together in low tones.
We crossed the atrium and reached another open-air space, the peristylum, where bronze sculptures peered from the shadows.
The porter must have seen me gawking, for he said pleasantly, "This is the atrium, the room Lady Julia uses for entertainment. The next room, the peristylum, is for the family."
Use peristylum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Peristylum means (in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle..
Common synonyms include peristylium.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A particularity in this house is the irregular form of the peristylum, and that from each of the columns that surround it projects a small bronze water-pipe, forming with the fountain and small waterfall a handsome system of artificial waterworks.
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