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PROPYLAEUM

\pɹˈə͡ʊpa͡ɪlˌiːəm], \pɹˈə‍ʊpa‍ɪlˌiːəm], \p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_aɪ_l_ˌiː__ə_m]\

Definitions of PROPYLAEUM

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An open court in front of a temple; the vestibule of a house.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

(pl. -a). Entrance to temple; the Pp., entrance to Acropolis at Athens. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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