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metope

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met·o·pe  (mt-p)
n. Architecture
Any of the spaces between two triglyphs on a Doric frieze.
[Greek metop : meta, between; see meta- + op, opening; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
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metope
entablature of a Doric order building
A. triglyph B. metope

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