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antefixa

antefixa is the alternative form of antefix.

antefixa is the plural of antefixum.

Meaning of antefix

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.

Forms of antefixa

pluralantefixae

Questions about antefixa

What is antefixa the alternative form of?
Antefixa is the alternative form of antefix.

Words near antefixa in the dictionary

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

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