propylaeon

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) * 1831, John Lempière, Bibliotheca Classica, s.v. "Æegyptus" § 18:
 * Beyond these is the first great propylaeon; then, as you advance, a second and a third; their number not being limited any more than that of the sphinxes, but both varying in various temples, as well as the length and breadth of the dromus.
 * Beyond these is the first great propylaeon; then, as you advance, a second and a third; their number not being limited any more than that of the sphinxes, but both varying in various temples, as well as the length and breadth of the dromus.