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.

[ L f. Gk propulaion (as PRO-(2), pule gate) ]

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