imbrex

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noun

A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.

OriginLatin imbrex →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounimbrex (plural imbrices)

plural imbrices

  1. archaeologyA roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.

Origin

  1. Latinimbrex
  2. Latinimbrex
  3. Englishimbrex

Learned borrowing from Latin imbrex.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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