acroteria

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A form of acroterium — One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of acroterium
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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