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prostoon

American

[proh-stoh-on] / proʊˈstoʊ ɒn /

noun

(in classical architecture) a portico.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

prostoa

plural

Etymology

Origin of prostoon

< Greek próstoon; see pro- ², stoa

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