apsidiole
noun
ap·sid·i·ole
\apˈsidēˌōl\
variants: less commonly
absidiole
\abˈs-\Definition of apsidiole
-s
: a small apse; specifically : one of the smaller or secondary apses in a church having several apses
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Origin and Etymology of apsidiole
French absidiole, from abside apse (from Medieval Latin absid-, absis) + -i- + -ole — more at apse
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