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prostasis

American

[proh-stey-sis] / proʊˈsteɪ sɪs /

noun

(in a classical temple) a pronaos or prostas before a cella.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

prostases

plural

Etymology

Origin of prostasis

< Greek próstasis; see pro- ², stasis

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