antae

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

antae, ārum, f. [perh. ante, q. v.],

pillars or pilasters on each side of (i.e. opposite sides of) doors or at the corners of buildings , Vitr. 3, 1; 4, 4.—Hence, aedes in antis, a temple with pilasters on the corners , Vitr. 4, 7.

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