epinaos
[ ep-uh-ney-os ]
/ ˌɛp əˈneɪ ɒs /
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noun, plural ep·i·na·oi [ep-uh-ney-oi]. /ˌɛp əˈneɪ ɔɪ/.
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
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Also called opisthodomos, posticum.
Compare pronaos.
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Terminations similar to pilasters upon the ends of the lateral walls of the cella, in pronaos and epinaos.
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