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acroterium
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1.
LNS
acrōtērium, acrōtēriī
acroteria
ἀκρωτήρια
Mostly Plural
noun (n., 2
nd
declension)
the projecting or extreme part of a thing
Of a harbor
the projecting parts of a pediment
Abbreviations
acrōtēria, ōrum, n.
, = ἀκρωτήρια, the projecting or extreme part of a thing. Of a harbor, Vitr. 5, 12.
— In architecture, the projecting parts of a pediment, serving as a support for figures or statues, Vitr. 3, 5, 12 sq.; cf. Mull. Arch. § 284.
