TERMINAL FIGURE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

Synonyms:

term; terminal figure; terminus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("terminal figure" is a kind of...):

statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

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