propylaeum
noun
Often propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
propylaea
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pluralof propylaeum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Just below its mouth two spruces were propylaea to a little glade, our very spot.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
Such was a very ancient fountain W. of the propylaea, 25 ft. below the surface.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
The remains of the propylaea above ground are few; but the foundations are massive and well laid, at the end of the upper terrace where it is farthest worn back.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
A curious, ruder building to the north of this and to the west of the second terrace is probably of much earlier date, perhaps of the Mycenaean period, and may have served as propylaea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
On the N. side, stretching westward from the 149 propylaea, are two porches of different periods.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
