First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; see also in antis ( def. )
A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)
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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
Anta chacra signifies mine of copper; antacuri, copper mixed with gold; and puca anta, copper, or red metal.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von
The two species are T. americanus, which is the larger and best known, and the anta chure, found in Minas Geraes, which is said to be identical with the T. Roulini of Colombia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The walls ended at the front in the form of an anta delicately carved.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
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
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
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
The most important member not yet treated of is the ANTA.
From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow
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
In it were carved out four chambers or reservoirs all connected and a porch consisting of three pillars between two antae in which the side walls ended.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
A small Ionic temple of marble with two caryatids between antae stood on this substructure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 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 peristyle being double on the sides, and having a triple range at either end, besides three columns between the antae at each end of the cella, consisted altogether of one hundred and twenty columns.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John
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