antefix

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noun

The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.

OriginLatin antefīxa →
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Meanings

nounantefix (plural antefixes)

plural antefixes · alternative antefixa · alternative antefixum

  1. architectureThe vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
  2. architectureAny decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.

Origin

  1. Latinantefīxa
  2. Latinantefīxa
  3. Englishantefix

Borrowed from Latin antefīxa.

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Translations

Catalan antefixa
  • antefixavertical block
Finnish antefiksi
  • antefiksivertical block
Greek ακροκέραμο
  • ακροκέραμο (akrokéramo)vertical block
Indonesian antefiks, simbar
  • antefiksvertical block
  • simbarvertical block
Polish antefiks
  • antefiksvertical block
Portuguese antefixa
  • antefixavertical block
Russian антефи́кс
  • антефи́кс (antɛfíks)vertical block
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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