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anteportaria

nounfemininetechnicalrare/ɐ̃.tɨ.puɾ.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/an·te·por·ta·ri·a

Definition

Space or room preceding the main porter's lodge or reception area of a building.

“Visitors waited in the anteportaria before being received.”

“The monastery's anteportaria was decorated with tiles.”