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
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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)
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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 Alexander von Humboldt
The position of the anta at the eastern end of the lesser colonnade is also fixed by the requirement that it stand directly beneath a triglyph.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
Every anta, every pillar and column of this edifice is sculptured with portraits of warriors and noblemen.
From Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa by Augustus Le Plongeon
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
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
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
Let the remaining three parts, constituting the pronaos, extend to the antae terminating the walls, which antae ought to be of the same thickness as the columns.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
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
It consists of four columns and two antae, of the Grecian Ionic order, supporting an entablature and pediment, and forming together one grand portico.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 by Various
Another characteristic feature of the early oratory is seen in the curious antae or prolongation of the side walls.
From Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore by Anonymous
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