"propylaeon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propylaeons [plural], propylaea [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|s|propylaea}} propylaeon (plural propylaeons or propylaea)
  1. (historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: propylaeum Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome
    Sense id: en-propylaeon-en-noun-pj0f66YP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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