stylobate: Meaning and Definition of

sty•lo•bate

Pronunciation: (stī'lu-bāt"), [key]
— n. Archit.
  1. a course of masonry, part of the stereobate, forming the foundation for a colonnade, esp. the outermost colonnade.
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