| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| antependium |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·te·pen·di·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n t -p n d- m |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. an·te·pen·di·a (-d-)
A decorative hanging for the front of an altar, lectern, or pulpit. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin : Latin ante-, ante- + pendre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Appendix I.
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