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anta

[an-tuh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Architecture.

plural

antae, antas

a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.

ANTA

[an-tuh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.

anta

/ ˈæ�Գ�ə /

noun

architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of anta¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; in antis ( def. )

Origin of anta²

A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)

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One of Mr Faye's heroes is the late Senegalese historian Cheikh Anta Diop - whose work is seen as a precursor to Afrocentrism.

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Anta Babacar Ngom, one of the front-runners, wished Mr Faye success in a statement.

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Anta Babacar Ngom, 40, leads the ARC party.

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"We have to double efforts to mobilise voters," Anta Babacar Ngom, a business executive and the only woman in this race, told the BBC.

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Anta Babacar Ngom, a 40-year-old business executive, is a voice for both women and young people — groups hit hard by the country’s economic troubles, widespread unemployment and rising prices.

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