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Pronaos


Pro-na′os

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] temple.]
(Arch.)
The porch or vestibule of a temple.

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pronaos

pronaos

English

Temple diagram with location of the pronaos highlighted

Noun

pronaos (plural pronaoi or pronaoses)

  1. (architecture) The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

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Noun

pronaos m (plural pronaos)

  1. (architecture) pronaos (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple)

Spanish

Noun

pronaos m (uncountable)

  1. pronaos