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akroterion

akroterion is the alternative form 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.

Forms of akroterion

pluralakroteria
alternative formacroterion
alternative formacroterium
alternative formacroter

Origin of akroterion

From Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion), from ἄκρος (ákros) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). By surface analysis, acro- + Ancient Greek -τήριον (-tḗrion). Fully Hellenic form.

Questions about akroterion

What is akroterion the alternative form of?
Akroterion is the alternative form of acroterium.

Words near akroterion in the dictionary

  1. akropoleis
  2. akropolis
  3. akropolises
  4. akroposthion
  5. akroteria
  6. akroterion
  7. Akrotiri
  8. Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  9. Akrouh
  10. Akrouhs
  11. AKRs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: akroterion (page history and authors); acroterium (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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