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antependium
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ante·pen·dium (an′ti pen′dē əm)
noun pl. antependia -·dia (-ə) or antependiums -·di·ums
a screen or veil hanging from the front of an altar, pulpit, etc.
Etymology: ML < L ante, before + pendere, hang
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