Apteral


(of a cl-ssical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
(of a church) having no aisles.
(of a church façade) revealing no aisles.
historical examples

the female is apteral, but provided with a noisy apparatus for attracting the male’s attention.
the natural philosophy of love remy de gourmont

adjective
(esp of a cl-ssical temple) not having columns at the sides
(of a church) having no aisles

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