propylaeum (plural propylaea or propylaeums)
(historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece & Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.
Source: Wiktionary
Prop`y*læ"um, n.; pl. Propylæa. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Classical Arch.)
Definition: Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
