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anta
an·ta [ ántə ] (plural an·tas or an·tae [ án t ])


noun 
Definition:
 
thick end of Greek temple wall: a thicker end of the side wall of a Greek temple that forms one side of a porch
[Mid-18th century. Back-formation < Latin antae "square pilasters"]
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