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Webster 1913 Edition


Propylon


Prop′y-lon

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Noun.
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pl.
Propyla
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[NL., from Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] a gate.]
(Anc. Arch.)
The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.

Definition 2024


propylon

propylon

English

Noun

propylon (plural propylons or propyla)

  1. (architecture, historical) The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.