epinaos

ep·i·na·os

[ep-uh-ney-os]
noun, plural ep·i·na·oi [-ney-oi] .
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
Also called opisthodomos, posticum.
Compare pronaos.


Origin:
epi- + naos

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