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stylobate
sty·lo·bate [ stlə bàyt ] (plural sty·lo·bates)


noun 
Definition:
 
basement supporting columns: a continuous raised platform of masonry supporting a row of columns
[Mid-16th century. Via Latin stylobata< Greek stulobatēs "column step"]
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