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Word: Acrolith
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century. From classical Latin acrolithos (Vitruvius), acrolithus (attested in an inscription) having extremities of marble from Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόλιθος having the ends of stone from ancient Greek ἄκρο- + λίθος stone; originally after German Akrolith
Definition:
In ancient Greece: a statue with the head and extremities made of stone and the trunk usually of wood.
Variant Forms:
- akrolith
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