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[ ak-ruh-teer-ee-on, -ee-uhn ] / ˌæk rəˈtɪər iˌɒn, -i ən /
noun, plural ac·ro·te·ri·a [ak-ruh-teer-ee-uh]. /ˌæk rəˈtɪər i ə/. Origin of acroterion<Greek akrōtḗrion topmost part, extremity, equivalent to akrō-acro- + -tērion suffix designating a place for Words nearby acroterionacrospore, across, across-the-board, acrostic, acroter, acroterion, acroterium, acrotism, acrotrophoneurosis, Acrux, crying shame, a Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acroterionFragment of a plain stel, surmounted by an acroterion, in the form of a palmette in low relief, springing from acanthus leaves. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith Top of stel, with acanthus leaves forming the base of the acroterion. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith Stel, with two rosettes in front and one at each side; surmounted by acroterion. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith The acroterion; the figures beside it; the lions, and the Gryphons here exhibited, are repetitions of those of the west pediment. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
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