peridrome

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  1. In an ancient peripieral temple, the open space or passage between the walls of the cella and the sorrounding coloumns. See cut under opisthodomos.

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  1. = French péridrome = Spanish Portuguese Italian peridromo, from Greek περίδρομος, a gallery running round a building, from περίδρομος, running round from περί, around, + δραμεῑν, run.
 

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