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Jun 6, 2019
This week’s themeWeird plurals
This week’s words
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gutta
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PRONUNCIATION:
(GUHT-uh) 
plural guttae (GUHT-ee)
plural guttae (GUHT-ee)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A drop.
2. One of a series of ornaments, typically in the shape of a truncated cone on buildings (in the Doric order in classical architecture).
1. A drop.
2. One of a series of ornaments, typically in the shape of a truncated cone on buildings (in the Doric order in classical architecture).
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin gutta (drop). Earliest documented use: 1398.
USAGE:
“Guttae occasionally are pyramid-shaped with flat sides rather than cones or cylinders.”
Stephen Mouzon & Susan Henderson; Traditional Construction Patterns; McGraw-Hill; 2004.
Stephen Mouzon & Susan Henderson; Traditional Construction Patterns; McGraw-Hill; 2004.
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