ac|ro|te|ri|um

ac|ro|te|ri|um
ac|ro|te|ri|um «AK ruh TIHR ee uhm», noun, plural -te|ri|a «-TIHR ee uh».
1. a) one of the angles of a pediment. b) an ornament erected on it.
2. a statue or ornament erected on a gable of a building.
3. the ornamented tip of the prow on a galley.
[< Latin acrōtērium < Greek akrōtērion summit < ákros tip, end]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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