acrolith

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noun

An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.

OriginAncient Greek ἀκρόλιθος →
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Meanings

nounacrolith (plural acroliths)

plural acroliths

  1. historicalAn ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀκρόλιθος
  2. Englishacrolith

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκρόλιθος (akrólithos). By surface analysis, acro- + -lith.

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Translations

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

acrolith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrolith

MLA

“acrolith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrolith. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrolith,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrolith.

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