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in antis
[ in an-tis ]
adjective
, Architecture.
- noting or pertaining to a classical temple in which the antae extend to form the sides of a recessed portico, which has a row of columns.
- noting or pertaining to the row of columns or the portico in such a building.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of in antis1
First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin in antīs, literally “in, between the pilasters” (ablative plural of antae ); anta ( def )
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Example Sentences
In front was a portico-in-antis, in which the caryatide figures standing on pedestals took the place of columns.
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