fane
Americannoun
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a temple.
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Archaic. a church.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fane
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fānum temple, sanctuary
Example Sentences
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To address that challenge, Fane and colleague Yash Chabra, PhD, both Assistant Professors in the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Research Program, helped establish an aged mouse facility at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
See below for the full list of tour dates, and head to Fane to purchase tickets in your city.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2022
Fane, who barely ate in three days at sea and used his water bottle to bail out the leaking boat, wept like never before when he reached Gran Canaria.
From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2022
She plays football at Fane Street and wants to continue playing in post-primary school.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2022
Fane took their arms to cross the road, and Sylvia, though he caught her arm close to him, felt drearily how mechanical its gesture was toward her, how vital toward Lily.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
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