"acroter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈækɹətə(ɹ)/ Forms: acroters [plural]
Etymology: From French acrotère. Doublet of acroterium. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|acrotère}} French acrotère, {{doublet|en|acroterium}} Doublet of acroterium Head templates: {{en-noun}} acroter (plural acroters)
  1. (architecture) An acroterium. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-acroter-en-noun-jGF3zmlX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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