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   ‖Acroterium , n.; pl. Acroteria . [L., fr. Gr. ἀκρωτήριον summit, fr. ἄκρος topmost.] (Arch.) (a) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture. J. H. Parker. (b) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
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