Italian: antefissaEnglish translation: antefixes / antefixa 
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Art/Literary - Archaeology | | Italian term or phrase: antefissa | | is there an English word for this? Archeology is not my forte and I can't find it in any dictionary. grazie! |
| | Clarification request(s) and responsesnatalieg (asker): 11:33pm Apr 2, 2006: for David Russi - so the singular is antefixe?
Terracotta antefixe?
thanks
snatalieg (asker): 2:03am Apr 3, 2006: David - Thanks
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| | antefixes / antefixa | Explanation:
Webster's 3rd
Main Entry:an£te£fix
Pronunciation:*ant**fiks, -t*-
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-es
Etymology:Latin antefixum, from neuter of antefixus, past participle of antefigere to fasten before, from ante- + figere to fasten * more at DIKE
1 classical architecture : an ornament at the eaves concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof
2 classical architecture : an ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice that is sometimes pierced for the escape of water
–an£te£fix£al \|**|fiks*l\ adjective
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Note added at 13 hrs (2006-04-03 12:26:12 GMT)
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Both plural forms are valid, I gues I forgot to copy the entry for antefixa:
Main Entry:an£te£fixa
Pronunciation:****fiks*
Function:noun plural
Etymology:Latin, plural of antefixum
: ANTEFIXES |
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David Russi
United States
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +2
