ante-portico

an·te·por·ti·co

[an-tee-pawr-ti-koh, -pohr-]
noun, plural an·te·por·ti·coes, an·te·por·ti·cos.
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.

Origin:
1830–40; ante- + portico

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