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PROPYLAEA

\pɹˈə͡ʊpa͡ɪlˈi͡ə], \pɹˈə‍ʊpa‍ɪlˈi‍ə], \p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_aɪ_l_ˈiə]\

Definitions of PROPYLAEA

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of Propylaeum

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

[Gr.] Any entrance to a temple; but, more particularly, the approach to the Acropolis of Athens. The Athenian propylaea were finished in the time of Pericles, B.C. 432.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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