cippus
noun
(in classical architecture) a stele.
cippi
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pluralof cippus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At regular intervals pale streaks of light lay across the pavement, falling through the windows, which, from among the tombstones, the cippi, and the pagan sarcophagi, look down upon Rome.
From The Saint by William Roscoe Thayer
Ranged along the walls are a series of sarcophagi, cippi, and funeral altars, some of them very fine.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
One of the cippi, above the staircase, is beautifully decorated with shells and mosaic.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
The other cippi found in the ustrinum mention four other children of Germanicus, among them Caius Cæsar, the lovely child who was so much beloved by Augustus,185 and so deeply regretted by him.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani
The local museum contains a valuable and important collection of objects from the necropolis, including some specially fine bucchero, sepulchral urns of travertine, alabaster and terra-cotta, painted vases, stone cippi with reliefs, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
