anta

¹

[ an-tuh ]

noun

, Architecture.

, plural an·tae [an, -tee], an·tas.

1. a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.

ANTA

²

[ an-tuh ]

noun

1. a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.

anta

/ ˈæntə /

noun

1. architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway

Word History and Origins

Origin of anta¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; in antis ( def )

Origin of anta²

A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)

Example Sentences

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