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antefixes

antefixes is the plural of antefix.

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.

Questions about antefixes

What is antefixes the plural of?
Antefixes is the plural of antefix.

Words near antefixes in the dictionary

  1. antefebrile
  2. antefix
  3. antefixa
  4. antefixae
  5. antefixal
  6. antefixes
  7. antefixum
  8. anteflect
  9. anteflected
  10. anteflecting
  11. anteflects

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antefixes (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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