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suppedaneum
[ suhp-i-dey-nee-uhm ]
noun
, plural sup·pe·da·ne·a [suhp-i-, dey, -nee-, uh].
- a shelf affixed to a cross for supporting the feet of the crucified.
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Origin of suppedaneum1
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Example Sentences
The suppedaneum, or support for the feet, is generally represented.
From Project Gutenberg
If a certain ludicrous inscription be ancient, such a stone was called suppedaneum; but this word occurs nowhere else1352.
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