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propy·laeum (präp′ə lē′əm)

noun pl. -·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