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toran

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to⋅ran

[tawr-uhn, tohr-]
–noun
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Also, to⋅ra⋅na [tawr-uh-nuh, tohr-] .


Origin:
1885–90; < Hindi < Skt torana
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