anta

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/ˈæn.tə/

noun

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.

OriginLatin antae →
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Meanings

anta1

nounanta (plural antae or antas)

plural antae · plural antas

  1. architectureA 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.

ANTA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Australian National Training Authority.

Origin

  1. Latinantae“pilasters”
  2. Englishanta

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

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Translations

Polish anta
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Portuguese anta
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with anta

santa
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Anagrams

tanaAnatNatanaattaan
Cite this entry
APA

anta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anta

MLA

“anta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anta.

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