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pronaos

  • /pɹoʊˈneɪ.ɒs/ UK
  • /pɹoʊˈneɪ.əs/ US

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From Ancient Greek πρόναος (prónaos, “vestibule of a church”).

noun pronaoi · pronaoses

  1. The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

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noun the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

Españolpronaos, pródomo
Portuguêspronaos, pronau
Françaispronaos
DeutschPronaos
Italianopronao, prodromo
Ελληνικάπρόναος prónaos
Русскийпрона́ос pronáos

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"pronaos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pronaos. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pronaos. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pronaos

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@misc{pronaos_2026,
  title = {pronaos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pronaos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}