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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Latin for "wedge"; plural, cunei), the architectural term applied to the wedge-shaped divisions of the Roman theatre separated by the scalae or stairways; see Vitruvius v. 4.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cuneus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/cuneus.html. 1910.
 
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