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antependia

antependia is the plural of antependium.

Meaning of antependium

Noun

antependium (plural antependiums or antependia)

  1. The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
    Synonyms:
    forecloth

Forms of antependia

alternative formantependiums

Questions about antependia

What is antependia the plural of?
Antependia is the plural of antependium.

Words near antependia in the dictionary

  1. antepartum
  2. antepaschal
  3. antepast
  4. antepasts
  5. antepectoral
  6. antependia
  7. antependium
  8. antependiums
  9. antepenult
  10. antepenultima
  11. antepenultimas

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