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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kroˈtɛ.rjo/
- Rhymes: -ɛrjo
- Hyphenation: a‧cro‧tè‧rio
Noun
acroterio m (plural acroteri)
- (architecture) acroterion
Derived terms
Further reading
- acroterio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- acroterio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- acrotèrio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- acrotèrio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana