Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A pilaster forming the end of a projecting lateral wall, as in some Greek temples, and constituting one boundary of the portico.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In architecture, a pilaster, especially a pilaster in certain positions, as one of a pair on either side of a doorway, or one standing opposite a pillar; specifically, the pilaster used in Greek and Roman architecture to terminate one of the side walls of a building when these are prolonged beyond the face of the end wall. A portico in antis (that is, between antæ) is formed when the side walls are thus prolonged and columns stand between the antæ.
- n. The native Brazilian name of the common or American tapir, Tapirus americanus.
- n. A name in northwestern South America of the ivory-nut palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa. See Phytelephas.
Wiktionary
- n. architecture A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Arch.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
Etymologies
- Latin (Wiktionary)
- From Latin antae, pilasters. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Peruvian word anta, signifying copper or metal in general.”
“The present active participle, expressing what the word modified "is doing", ends in "- anta," as "vidanta", seeing,”
“SKETCHY SANTAS anta Claus has captured our imaginations for centuries as an enduring symbol of kindness and generosity.”
“The word Vedanta is a compound of Veda, or “knowledge,” and anta, or “end and conclusion.””
“To Be $anta ',' Hey, if you\'re looking to make a few extra bucks, have I got a gig for you.”
“Greg van Eekhout said ... anta Fe seems like a great place to visit, eat incredibly good food, retire, or engage in New Age-y activities.”
“The combination of these three physical faculties – the physical faculty for sentience, the physical faculty for self-awareness, and the physical faculty for a mind – is called the “internal agent” (nang-du byed-pa, Skt. anta: karana).”
Basic Tenets of the Samkhya and Yoga Schools of Indian Philosophy
“At | anta Spirit paid $250 million last year to buy the Hawks, Thrashers and operating rights to Philips Arena from Time Warner.”
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“Selgus, et streigi puhul ärajäänud lendude korral ei anta.”
“Here's the verb waSala conjugated in the maaDii: Form ` anaa waSaltu ` anta waSalta Pronunciation ah-nah wah-sal-too ahn-tah wah-sal-tah Translation I arrived You arrived (MS)”
Arabic for Dummies
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