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propyla

[prop-uh-luh]

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noun

plural of propylon.

Nearby words

propylon

[prop-uh-lon]

noun, plural prop·y·la [prop-uh-luh] /ˈprɒp ə lə/.

Origin of propylon

1825–35; < Greek propýlon, equivalent to pro- pro-² + pýl(ē) gate + -on neuter singular noun ending

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Examples from the Web for propyla

They were generally placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, on each side of the propyla.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
In keeping with the splendour of the temples on the summit of the Acropolis was the Propyla, or great entrance, already mentioned.
Greece|J.A. McClymont
The great temple stands on the very summit of the Acropolis, elevated far above the Propyla and the surrounding edifices.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)|John Lloyd Stephens
Already the incense was burning, already the cypress had been placed before the Propyla of the Palatine.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar

Just outside the Propyla was the small temple of Wingless Victory.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various