Definition of "propylaea" []

• Plural form of propylaeum. (noun)

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• "These propylaea formed a covered hall, or vestibule, about"
• "Just below its mouth two spruces were _propylaea_ to a little glade, our very spot."
• "The propylaea, or entrances to the Acropolis, were finished in five years 'time, Mnesicles being the principal architect."