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CUNEUS (Latin for " wedge "; plural, cunei)

CUNEUS (Latin for " See also:
WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li
wedge "; plural, cunei) , the architectural See also:

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term applied to the See also:

WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li

wedge-shaped divisions of the See also:

ROMAN

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THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre separated by the scalae or stairways; see See also:

VITRUVIUS (MARCUS VITRUVIUS POLLIO)

Vitruvius v . 4 .

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