propylaeum

[ prop-uh-lee-uhm ]

/ ˌprɒp əˈli əm /

noun, plural prop·y·lae·a [prop-uh-lee-uh]. /ˌprɒp əˈli ə/.

Often propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.

Also propylon.

Origin of propylaeum

1700–10; <Latin <Greek propýlaion gateway, noun use of neuter of propýlaios before the gate, equivalent to pro-pro-² + pýl(ē) gate + -aios adj. suffix

Words nearby propylaeum

proptosis, propulsion, prop wash, propyl, propyla, propylaeum, propyl alcohol, propylene, propylene glycol, propylene group, propyl group

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Example sentences from the Web for propylaeum

At Frankfort the dead-house occupies one of the wings of the propylaeum, which forms the main entrance to the cemetery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
These, with the Propylaeum, before mentioned, come out wonderfully against a blue sky.
Saunterings|Charles Dudley Warner
Magazines with fine painted store jars came to light beneath the floor of the later “propylaeum.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
Here the visitor found another portal or propylaeum of a magnificent character.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria|George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for propylaeum

propylaeum

propylon (ˈprɒpɪˌlɒn)

/ (ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm) /

noun plural -laea (-ˈliːə), -lons or -la

a portico, esp one that forms the entrance to a temple

Word Origin for propylaeum

C18: via Latin from Greek propulaion before the gate, from pro- ² + pulē gate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	propylaeum
释义	propylaeum [ prop-uh-lee-uhm ] / ˌprɒp əˈli əm / noun, plural prop·y·lae·a [prop-uh-lee-uh]. /ˌprɒp əˈli ə/. Often propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance. Also propylon. Origin of propylaeum 1700–10; <Latin <Greek propýlaion gateway, noun use of neuter of propýlaios before the gate, equivalent to pro-pro-² + pýl(ē) gate + -aios adj. suffix Words nearby propylaeum proptosis, propulsion, prop wash, propyl, propyla, propylaeum, propyl alcohol, propylene, propylene glycol, propylene group, propyl group Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for propylaeum At Frankfort the dead-house occupies one of the wings of the propylaeum, which forms the main entrance to the cemetery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various These, with the Propylaeum, before mentioned, come out wonderfully against a blue sky. Saunterings\|Charles Dudley Warner Magazines with fine painted store jars came to light beneath the floor of the later “propylaeum.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6\|Various Here the visitor found another portal or propylaeum of a magnificent character. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria\|George Rawlinson British Dictionary definitions for propylaeum propylaeum propylon (ˈprɒpɪˌlɒn) / (ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm) / noun plural -laea (-ˈliːə), -lons or -la a portico, esp one that forms the entrance to a temple Word Origin for propylaeum C18: via Latin from Greek propulaion before the gate, from pro- ² + pulē gate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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