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metope

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɛtəʊp/Sorted eemoptStarts with MEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.

Word origin

From Latin metopa and its source, Koine Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “between”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).

Used in a sentence

  • There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood.
  • Architects working on the recent restoration programme have found clear evidence that in its first design the building featured just a row of metope panels over the east and west entrances, where the frieze now runs […].

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