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noun
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
Astronomy. an apsis.
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Origin of apse
First recorded in 1815–25; variant of apsis
OTHER WORDS FROM apse
ap·si·dal [ap-si-dl], /ˈæp sɪ dl/, adjectiveap·si·dal·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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/ (æps) /
noun
Also called: apsis a domed or vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess, esp at the east end of a church
astronomy another name for apsis (def. 1)
Derived forms of apse
apsidal (æpˈsaɪdəl, ˈæpsɪdəl), adjectiveWord Origin for apse
C19: from Latin apsis, from Greek: a fitting together, arch, from haptein to fasten
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