Usually means: Ornamental feature on building's apex.
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  1. acroterion: Merriam-Webster
  2. acroterion: Collins English Dictionary
  3. acroterion: Wiktionary
  4. acroterion: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. acroterion: Dictionary.com
  6. Acroterion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. acroterion: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  8. acroterion: Merriam-Webster

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. acroterion: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

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  1. acroterion: Encyclopedia

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  1. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Acroterion)

noun:  Alternative form of acroterium [(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.]

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