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  • noun Plural form of pycnostyle.

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  • On the other hand, in pycnostyles, if an eighth part is given to the thickness, it will make the shaft look swollen and ungraceful, because the intercolumniations are so close to each other and so narrow.

    The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio

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