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

Bartley's anta Fe attorney John Day says he's still looking into the case.

From US News

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 Project Gutenberg

In Corinthian buildings the anta, where met with, has a capital like that of the column.

From Project Gutenberg

When he entered the House of Commons that day his political associates of the Liberal party all rose anta greeted him with cheers.

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