Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pilaster forming the end of a projecting lateral wall, as in some Greek temples, and constituting one boundary of the portico.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The native Brazilian name of the common or American tapir, Tapirus americanus.
- noun In architecture, a pilaster, especially a pilaster in certain positions, as one of a pair on either side of a doorway, or one standing opposite a pillar; specifically, the pilaster used in Greek and Roman architecture to terminate one of the side walls of a building when these are prolonged beyond the face of the end wall.
- noun A name in northwestern South America of the ivory-nut palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa. See
Phytelephas .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture A kind of
pier produced by thickening awall at itstermination , treated architecturally as apilaster , withcapital andbase .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Peruvian word anta, signifying copper or metal in general.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The present active participle, expressing what the word modified "is doing", ends in "- anta," as "vidanta", seeing,
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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The word Vedanta is a compound of Veda, or “knowledge,” and anta, or “end and conclusion.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The word Vedanta is a compound of Veda, or “knowledge,” and anta, or “end and conclusion.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The word Vedanta is a compound of Veda, or “knowledge,” and anta, or “end and conclusion.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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SKETCHY SANTAS anta Claus has captured our imaginations for centuries as an enduring symbol of kindness and generosity.
Sketchy Santas Will Zweigart 2010
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Greg van Eekhout said ... anta Fe seems like a great place to visit, eat incredibly good food, retire, or engage in New Age-y activities.
Southwesterly Dr. Lisa 2007
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To Be $anta ',' Hey, if you\'re looking to make a few extra bucks, have I got a gig for you.
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The combination of these three physical faculties – the physical faculty for sentience, the physical faculty for self-awareness, and the physical faculty for a mind – is called the “internal agent” (nang-du byed-pa, Skt. anta: karana).
Basic Tenets of the Samkhya and Yoga Schools of Indian Philosophy 2008
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At | anta Spirit paid $250 million last year to buy the Hawks, Thrashers and operating rights to Philips Arena from Time Warner.
USATODAY.com - Belkin leaves as Hawks owner; Johnson deal done 2005
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