Epinaos


[ep-uh-ney-os] /ˌɛp əˈneɪ ɒs/

noun, plural epinaoi
[ep-uh-ney-oi] /ˌɛp əˈneɪ ɔɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.

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