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tectiform

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tec⋅ti⋅form

[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.

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