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(n.) A gateway, commonly of wood, but sometimes of stone, consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels. It is often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serves as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Torana'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/torana.html. 1828.
 
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