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transept
[ tran-sept ]
/ ˈtræn sɛpt /
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noun Architecture.
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
an arm of this, on either side of the central aisle of a church.
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tran·sep·tal, adjectivetran·sep·tal·ly, adverbWords nearby transept
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British Dictionary definitions for transept
transept
/ (ˈtrænsɛpt) /
noun
either of the two wings of a cruciform church at right angles to the nave
Derived forms of transept
transeptal, adjectiveWord Origin for transept
C16: from Anglo-Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- + saeptum enclosure
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