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deambulatory

American  
[dee-am-byuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / diˈæm byə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

plural

deambulatories

  1. ambulatory.

Etymology

Origin of deambulatory

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin deambulātōrium, equivalent to Latin deambulā ( re ) to go for a walk ( de-, amble ) + -tōrium -tory 2

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The plan consists of a nave, with aisles and lateral chapels, transept and choir, with a deambulatory at a slightly lower level.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

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