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Meaning of propylaeum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌpɹəʊpɪˈliːəm

Definitions

A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.

historical

Equivalents

Français propylée
Italiano propileo
Svenska propylé

Examples

“On either side of the road young girls stood with pitchers at the fountains which bubbled there, and behind the houses forming the propylaea of the rock rose the massive forehead of the Isle — crested at this part with its enormous ramparts as with a mural crown.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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