anta
noun
a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.
anta
1 American
[an-tuh]
/ ˈæn tə /
noun
Architecture.
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antae,
plural
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antas
plural
ANTA
2
American
[an-tuh]
/ ˈæn tə /
noun
anta
British
/ ˈæntə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of anta1
First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; see also in antis ( def. )
Origin of ANTA2
A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)
Example Sentences
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Bartley’s anta Fe attorney John Day says he’s still looking into the case.
From Washington Times ● May 14, 2015
Bartley's anta Fe attorney John Day says he's still looking into the case.
From US News ● May 14, 2015
The inference from Professor Dörpfeld's important observation is that the anta was intended to carry a lintel or an architrave reaching west.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
Another important fact is that the anta in question inclines 3 cm. to the west.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
When full-grown, the tapir, or anta, as it is sometimes called, is six feet in length by four in height—its weight being nearly equal to that of a small bullock.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Mayne Reid
Firms like ANTA, the organisers of Irving's Chengdu fan meet last week, have upped their international profile in recent years, building upon their success at home to make headway overseas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The athletes "help us tremendously because they help us to create global awareness, also global reach", Global Basketball General Manager for ANTA, Rocky Fan, told AFP in Chengdu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Before long, he bought his way onto Broadway, joined the board of ANTA, then became a member of the Playwrights' Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although the Government sometimes gets requests from Congressmen to send little home-town bands abroad, it leaves the selection completely to ANTA.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most important member not yet treated of is the ANTA.
From A History of Greek Art by Frank Bigelow Tarbell
But Amy upped the antae with two solid waves right before the horn, and claimed the win, with a pair of Emu boots and backpack full of other goodies.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a parapet at the rear of each chamber a single slender Ionic column between two antae supported an Ionic entablature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
These return from the columns which stand third on the inner side to the antae which project from the pronaos, and which touch the edges of the hemicycle at right and left.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
The main beams are those which are laid upon columns, pilasters, and antae; tie-beams and rafters are found in the framing.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
The walls of the cella itself should be thick in proportion to its size, provided that their antae are kept of the same thickness as the columns.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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