An'tā, n.

noun

n.; pl. AN/TÆ. [Lat.] (Arch.) A species of pilaster used by the Greeks and Romans to terminate the side walls of temples. Ox. Gloss.

In antis, having columns between antae, as in certain porticos.

A classical temple façade with columns and a triangular pediment, with the antae marked A.
A, A, Antæ.