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noun greek

mĕtŏpa

gen. mĕtŏpae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
the space between two hollows;; the space between two dentils; two triglyphs, a metope •
the space between two hollows; in architecture, the space between two dentils or two triglyphs, a metope (only in Vitr.): inter denticulos et inter triglyphos quae sunt intervalla, metopae nominantur, etc., Vitr. 4, 2, 4.
Perseus ID: n28963 Key: metopa