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acroteria

acroteria is the plural of acroterium.

Meaning of acroterium

Noun

acroterium (plural acroteria)

  1. One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
  2. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

Questions about acroteria

What is acroteria the plural of?
Acroteria is the plural of acroterium.

Words near acroteria in the dictionary

  1. acrotelm
  2. acrotelms
  3. acroter
  4. acrotergite
  5. acrotergites
  6. acroteria
  7. acroterial
  8. acroteric
  9. acroterion
  10. acroterions
  11. acroterium

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