Acroterium

//ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

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acroteracroterion

Etymology

From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”). Doublet of acroter.

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