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Word of the Day from AskOxford: www.askoxford.com metope • noun Architecture a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze. — origin mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek metope, from meta ‘between’ + ope ‘hole for a beam end’. Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English www.oup.com/uk/isbn/9780198610571 Useful links from around OUP Find out about OUP's Online Products: www.oup.com/online Sign up for Words of the Day in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, or Chinese at www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com - now with audio! Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: www.clever-stuff.ie We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: www.askoxford.com/contactus/email Copyright © Oxford University Press 2010

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