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antefixum

antefixum is the alternative form 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.

Forms of antefixum

pluralantefixa

Questions about antefixum

What is antefixum the alternative form of?
Antefixum is the alternative form of antefix.

Words near antefixum in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antefixum (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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