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acroterium

/ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
acro-teri-um
IPA
/ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

Etymology

From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”). By surface analysis, acro- + Latin -tērium. Fully Latinized form. Doublet of acroter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: acrōtērium, ἀκρωτήριον

Inflected Forms

acroteria (plural) acroter (alternative) akroterion (alternative) acroterion (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce acroterium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/.
What does acroterium mean?
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.
Where does acroterium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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