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triglyph

Pronunciation: /ˈtrʌɪglɪf/
Definition of triglyph

noun

Architecture
  • a tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves alternating with metopes.

Derivatives

triglyphic

Pronunciation: /-ˈglɪfɪk/
adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek trigluphos, from tri- 'three' + gluphē 'carving'

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Definition of triglyph in the US English dictionary

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