PROPYLAEUM


Meaning of PROPYLAEUM in English

n. (pl. propylaea)

1. the entrance to a temple.

2 (the Propylaeum) the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens.

Etymology: L f. Gk propulaion (as PRO-(2), pule gate)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.