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单词 acrolith
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Definition of acrolith in English:

acrolith

(also akrolith)
noun ˈakrəlɪθ
Art History
  • In ancient Greece: a statue with the head and extremities made of stone and the trunk usually of wood.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From classical Latin acrolithos (Vitruvius), acrolithus (attested in an inscription) having extremities of marble from Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόλιθος having the ends of stone from ancient Greek ἄκρο- + λίθος stone; originally after German Akrolith.

Definition of acrolith in US English:

acrolith

(also akrolith)
nounˈakrəlɪθ
Art History
  • In ancient Greece: a statue with the head and extremities made of stone and the trunk usually of wood.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From classical Latin acrolithos (Vitruvius), acrolithus (attested in an inscription) having extremities of marble from Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόλιθος having the ends of stone from ancient Greek ἄκρο- + λίθος stone; originally after German Akrolith.

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