anta

noun

anta

noun

/ˈæn.tə/

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin antae (“pilasters”), with a back-formed singular form.

1

Architecture A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.

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