ANTA

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Initialism of Australian National Training Authority.
noun
  1. A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anta.wav

Word forms

ANTA antae antas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antae (“pilasters”), with a back-formed singular form.

Related words

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