anteportico

[ an-tee-pawr-ti-koh, -pohr- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊ, -ˈpoʊr- /

noun, plural an·te·por·ti·coes, an·te·por·ti·cos.

a lesser portico preceding a main portico.

Words nearby anteportico

antepast, antependium, antepenult, antepenultimate, anteporch, anteportico, anteposition, anteprandial, anteprohibition, antepyretic, anterior

Origin of anteportico

First recorded in 1830–40; ante- + portico

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