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UK/æps/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

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Origin

From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to bind, join”).

Phrases

  • apse chapel
  • apse line

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