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prop·y·lon
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ˈprɒp
əˌlɒn
/
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-
uh
-lon
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noun,
plural
prop·y·la
/
ˈprɒp
ə
lə
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[
prop
-
uh
-l
uh
]
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.
propylaeum.
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Origin:
1825–35;
<
Greek
propýlon,
equivalent to
pro-
pro-
2
+
pýl
(
ē
) gate +
-on
neuter singular noun ending
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propylaeum
or
propylon
(ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm, ˈprɒpɪˌlɒn)
—
n
,
pl
-laea
,
-lons
,
-la
a portico, esp one that forms the entrance to a temple
[C18: via Latin from Greek
propulaion
before the gate, from
pro-
² +
pulē
gate]
propylon
or
propylon
(ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm, ˈprɒpɪˌlɒn, -ˈliːə)
—
n
[C18: via Latin from Greek
propulaion
before the gate, from
pro-
² +
pulē
gate]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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