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anteportico

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[an-tee-pawr-ti-koh, -pohr-] / ˌæn tiˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊ, -ˈpoʊr- /

noun

a lesser portico preceding a main portico.

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Etymology

Origin of anteportico

First recorded in 1830–40; ante- + portico

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