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tripteral

adjective
trip·​ter·​al | \ ˈtriptərəl\

Definition of tripteral

: having three rows of columns the later temple … tripteral at the ends— D. S. Robertson — compare dipteral

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History and Etymology for tripteral

Greek tripteros having three wings (from tri- three + -pteros -pterous) + English -al

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