anta

[ an-tuh ]

/ ˈæn tə /

noun, plural an·tae [an-tee], /ˈæn ti/, an·tas.Architecture.

a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.

Origin of anta

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; see also in antis

Words nearby anta

answering pennant, answering service, answer print, answer to, ant, anta, Antabuse, antacid, Antaeus, antagonism, antagonist

Definition for anta (2 of 2)

ANTA

[ an-tuh ]

/ ˈæn tə /

noun

a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.

Origin of ANTA

A(merican)N(ational)T(heatre and)A(cademy)

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Example sentences from the Web for anta

The anta is the end of a wall treated so as to be an almost independent member, like a square pillar in which the wall ends.
How to judge architecture|Russell Sturgis
The name Andes is often derived from anta, an old Peruvian word signifying metal.
The Andes and the Amazon|James Orton
They occur in a great and only moderately disturbed series in the Anta basin north of Cuzco, but are there not fossiliferous.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
In the Anta region, over an area several hundred square miles in extent, they run from several degrees to 20 or 30.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman

In common parlance, the word Suyu was dropped, and the termination a in Anta was converted into is.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

British Dictionary definitions for anta

anta

/ (ˈæntə) /

noun plural antae (ˈæntiː)

architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway

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	anta
释义	anta [ an-tuh ] / ˈæn tə / noun, plural an·tae [an-tee], /ˈæn ti/, an·tas.Architecture. a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico. Origin of anta First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; see also in antis Words nearby anta answering pennant, answering service, answer print, answer to, ant, anta, Antabuse, antacid, Antaeus, antagonism, antagonist Definition for anta (2 of 2) ANTA [ an-tuh ] / ˈæn tə / noun a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater. Origin of ANTA A(merican)N(ational)T(heatre and)A(cademy) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anta The anta is the end of a wall treated so as to be an almost independent member, like a square pillar in which the wall ends. How to judge architecture\|Russell Sturgis The name Andes is often derived from anta, an old Peruvian word signifying metal. The Andes and the Amazon\|James Orton They occur in a great and only moderately disturbed series in the Anta basin north of Cuzco, but are there not fossiliferous. The Andes of Southern Peru\|Isaiah Bowman In the Anta region, over an area several hundred square miles in extent, they run from several degrees to 20 or 30. The Andes of Southern Peru\|Isaiah Bowman In common parlance, the word Suyu was dropped, and the termination a in Anta was converted into is. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests\|J. J. von Tschudi British Dictionary definitions for anta anta / (ˈæntə) / noun plural antae (ˈæntiː) architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway 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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