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noun \ˈaps\Definition of APSE
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: apsis 1
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: a projecting part of a building (as a church) that is usually semicircular in plan and vaulted
See Origin of APSE
Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin apsis, from Latin
First Known Use: 1822
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