pronaos

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Noun
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pro=na=os

CIDE DICTIONARY

pronaosn. [L., fr. Gr. ; before + temple.].
     The porch or vestibule of a temple.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pronaos, n. (pl. pronaoi) Gk Antiq. the space in front of the body of a temple, enclosed by a portico and projecting side walls.

Etymology
L f. Gk pronaos hall of a temple (as PRO-(2), NAOS)

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