anta

¹ American  

[an-tuh] / ˈæn tə /

noun

Architecture.

plural

antae, antas

1. 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.

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ANTA ² American  

[an-tuh] / ˈæn tə /

noun

1. a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.

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anta British  

/ ˈæntə /

noun

1. architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway

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Etymology

Origin of anta¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; in antis ( def. )

Origin of ANTA²

A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)

Example Sentences

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 floral frieze under the moldings is, however, somewhat more elaborate on the anta than on the adjacent wall.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow

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 Le Plongeon, Augustus

Perhaps it is inaccurate in this case to speak of an anta-capital at all, seeing that the anta simply shares the moldings which crown the wall.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow