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anta

/ˈæn.tə/

anta 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.

anta: a kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a...
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Noun

anta (plural antae or antas)

  1. 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.

Proper noun capitalized: ANTA

ANTA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Australian National Training Authority.

Forms of anta

pluralantae
pluralantas

Origin of anta

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

Words that rhyme with anta

Questions about anta

What does anta mean?
Anta means 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.
What part of speech is anta?
Anta can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce anta?
Anta is pronounced /ˈæn.tə/.
What is the plural of anta?
The plural of anta is antae.

Words near anta in the dictionary

  1. ant-plants
  2. ant-tanager
  3. ant-tanagers
  4. ant.
  5. Ant. & Barb.
  6. anta
  7. antabonist
  8. antabuse
  9. antabuses
  10. antacid
  11. antacidity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anta (page history and authors); ANTA (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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