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Pronunciation: /aps/

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Definition of apse

noun

  • 1a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof and typically at the church’s eastern end.

Derivatives

apsidal

Pronunciation: /ˈapsɪd(ə)l/

adjective

Origin:

early 19th century (in apse (sense 2)): from Latin apsis (see apsis)

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