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Definition of: apophyge
(ə·pof′ə·jē) noun Archit.
1. A concave curve in a column where the shaft rises from the base or joins the capital.
2. A hollow molding immediately below the echinus of some Doric capitals. [ <Gk. apophygē escape < apopheugein flee away < apo- away + pheugein flee]
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