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metopes

metopes is the plural of metope.

Meaning of metope

Noun

metope (plural metopes)

  1. The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
    • There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood.1996, Russell Hoban, Fremder, Bloomsbury, published 2003, page 117

Questions about metopes

What is metopes the plural of?
Metopes is the plural of metope.

Words near metopes in the dictionary

  1. metoos
  2. metopa
  3. metopae
  4. metopas
  5. metope
  6. metopes
  7. metophyma
  8. metopial
  9. metopic
  10. metopic suture
  11. metopic sutures

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