propylaea

Variant of propylaeum

propylaeum definition

propy·laeum (präp′ə lē′əm)

noun pl. propylaea -·lae′a (-lē′ə)

an entrance, vestibule, or portico before a building or group of buildings

Etymology: L < Gr propylaion, orig. neut. of propylaios, before the gate < pro-, before + pylē, gate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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