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stylobate

noun sty·lo·bate \ ˈstī-lə-ˌbāt \

Definition of stylobate

: a continuous flat coping or pavement supporting a row of architectural columns

Origin and Etymology of stylobate

Latin stylobates, from Greek, stylobatēs, from stylos pillar + bainein to walk, go — more at come

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