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Metope   Listen
noun
Metope  n.  
1.
(Arch.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work.
2.
(Zool.) The face of a crab. Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.






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