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propylaeum

Syllabification: (prop·y·lae·um)
Pronunciation: /ˌpräpəˈlēəm, ˌprō-/

Definition of propylaeum

noun (plural propylaea /-ˈlēə/)

  • the structure forming the entrance to a temple.
  • (the Propylaeum) the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens.

Origin:

via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun) of propulaios 'before the gate', from pro 'before' + pulē 'gate'

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