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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•poph•y•ge (ə pof′i jē′),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]- Architecturea small, concave, outward curve joining the shaft of a column, esp. a classical column, to its base.
- ArchitectureAlso called hypophyge. a similar curve joining the shaft of a column to its capital.
Also, apophysis. - Greek apophygé̄ escape, equivalent. to apophyg- (variant stem of apopheúgein to flee; apo- apo- + pheúgein to flee; akin to -fuge) + -ē noun, nominal suffix
- 1555–65
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