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Roman vs Antefix - What's the difference?

roman | antefix |

As nouns the difference between roman and antefix

is that roman is novel while antefix is (architecture) the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a roman, etruscan, or greek temple.

roman

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of type) Upright, as opposed to italic.
  • (of text, computing) Of or related to the Latin alphabet.

    • Antonyms

    * (upright) italic, italicised, italicized * (upright) oblique, slanted, sloped * (Western European) non-Latin, Central European

    Derived terms

    * Times Roman (proprietary) * Times New Roman (proprietary)

    Anagrams

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    antefix

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
  • (architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.