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Architrave Pronunciation
Architrave is pronounced AHR-kuh-trayv, IPA /ˈɑrkəˌtreɪv/.
AHR-kuh-trayv
US /ˈɑrkəˌtreɪv/ · UK /ˈɑːkɪˌtreɪv/
Syllables: AHR · kuh · trayv (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The moulded frame around a door or window, or the beam resting directly on classical columns.
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Architrave in a Sentence
- The architrave had been painted over six times.
- A plain architrave suits the rest of the room.
- Dust had collected along the top of the architrave.
Common Mispronunciations of Architrave
Not ahr-ki-TRAYV
Architect leads with its loudest beat, and this word, built on the same Greek root, leads with its own.
Not AHR-kuh-trahv
Nave and grave supply the last beat here, since that final e only stretches the a in front of it.
Tip: A trave was a beam, so the word means the chief beam, the one sitting straight on the columns.
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