antepedium

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antepedium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin antepedium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.tɛˈpɛ.djum/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdjum
  • Syllabification: an‧te‧pe‧dium

Noun

antepedium n

  1. (architecture, Christianity) antependium, altar cloth, forecloth, frontal, pulpit fall (decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar)
    Synonyms: antependium, frontale

Declension

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