Propylaeum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propylaeum \Prop`y*l[ae]"um\, n.; pl. {Propyl[ae]a}. [L., fr.
     Gr. ?; ? before + ? a gate.] (Anc. Classical Arch.)
     Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any
     inclosure.
     [1913 Webster]