PROPYLAEUM

Prop `y *læ "um, n.; pl. Propylæa. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Classical Arch. )

propylaeum

prop y lae um |ˌpräpəˈlēəm, ˌprō -ˌprɑpəˈliəm | ▶noun ( pl. propylaea |-ˈlēə | ) the structure forming the entrance to a temple. • (the Propylaeum ) the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun ) of propulaios ‘before the gate, ’ from pro ‘before ’ + pulē ‘gate. ’

propylaeum

propylaeum |ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm | ▶noun ( pl. propylaea |-ˈliːə | ) Architecture the structure forming the entrance to a temple. • (the Propylaeum ) the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun ) of propulaios ‘before the gate ’, from pro ‘before ’ + pulē ‘gate ’.