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Definition of: hypophyge
(hī·pof′ə·jē, hi-) noun Archit.
A horizontal rounded groove under a structural member, as in the case of archaic Doric capitals. [<Gk. hypophygē refuge, recess <hypo- under + pheugein flee]
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