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antefix

antefix noun: the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.

Noun

antefix (plural antefixes)

  1. The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
  2. Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.

antefix meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

antefix in Tamil

முன்னிலைக் கட்டு

antefix in Indonesian

vertical block
antefiks, simbar

Forms of antefix

pluralantefixes
alternative formantefixa
alternative formantefixum

Origin of antefix

Borrowed from Latin antefīxa.

Words formed from antefix

Questions about antefix

What does antefix mean?
Antefix means the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
What is antefix in Tamil?
Antefix in Tamil is முன்னிலைக் கட்டு. See Antefix meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antefix?
Antefix is a noun.
What is the plural of antefix?
The plural of antefix is antefixes.

Words near antefix in the dictionary

  1. antedrug
  2. anteed
  3. antefact
  4. antefacts
  5. antefebrile
  6. antefix
  7. antefixa
  8. antefixae
  9. antefixal
  10. antefixes
  11. antefixum

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: antefix (page history and authors); antefix (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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