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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκρόλιθος (akrólithos). By surface analysis, acro- + -lito.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔlitu
- Hyphenation: a‧cró‧li‧to
Noun
acrólito m (plural acrólitos)
- (historical) acrolith (type of ancient Greek statue)
1925 October 5, “Senador Paulo de Frontin [Senator Paulo de Frontin]”, in O Mundo Literario, number 42, Rio de Janeiro, page 526:As pessoas, que acompanhavam, tomadas de terror panico, emparedadas pelo intradorso acrolitho da galeria, desmaiaram quasi, sacudidas no deslocamento formidavel de ar produzido pelas explosões successivas.- The people who were present, seized with panic terror and pressed against the acrolith in the intrados of the gallery, almost fainted, shaken in the formidable displacement of air caused by the successive explosions.
Further reading
- “acrólito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “acrólito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “acrólito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “acrólito”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025