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tectiform

[tek-tuh-fawrm]

adjective

1.

having the shape of a roof.

noun

2.

Archaeology. a design found in Paleolithic cave art and believed to represent a structure or dwelling.

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Origin:
1825–35; < Latin tēct(um) roof (see tectum) + -i- + -form

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