an·ta (antə)
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Tweet n.pl. an·tae(-te) A pilaster forming the end of a projecting lateral wall, as in some Greek temples, and constituting one boundary of the portico. [FromLatinantae, pilasters.] (click for a larger image) antaplan of the Treasury of the Athenians Delphi, Greece |
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