Meanings
nounanthemion (plural anthemions or anthemia)
plural anthemions · plural anthemia
- An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable.
2008 June 22, Christopher Gray, “Brooklyn’s Stately Esplanade”, in New York Times
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνθέμιον
- Englishanthemion
From Ancient Greek ἀνθέμιον (anthémion), from ἄνθος (ánthos).
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Ancient Greek ἀνθέμιον
- ἀνθέμιον (anthémion)ornamental design
Greek ανθέμιο
- ανθέμιο (anthémio)ornamental design
Polish antemion, anthemion
- antemionornamental design
- anthemionornamental design
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APA
anthemion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthemion
MLA
“anthemion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthemion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthemion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthemion.
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