an|ta

an|ta
an|ta «AN tuh», noun, plural -tae «-tee».
1. a pilaster or pier, usually having a capital and base, especially one of a pair framing a doorway or portico and formed by prolonging and thickening the walls, such as a portico being in antis.
2. a pilaster placed opposite a column.
[< Latin antae (plural only)]

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