tetrapylon

noun

tet·​ra·​pylon

¦te‧trə+

plural tetrapyla

: an edifice having four gates or portals (as one marking the intersection of two thoroughfares in an ancient Roman city)

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from tetra- + pylōn gateway

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