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Definition of: antefix
(an′ti·fiks) noun plural 뀇fix·es or ·fix·a (-fik′sə) Archit.
An upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to hide the joints between two adjacent rows of tiles, or at the edge of a frieze: sometimes also at the ridge, forming part of a cresting. [<L antefixus. See ANTE- and FIX.]
—an′te·fix′al adjective
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