Definition of nave
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the hub of a wheel
nave
noun (2)Definition of nave (Entry 2 of 2)
: the main part of the interior of a church especially : the long narrow central hall in a cruciform church that rises higher than the aisles flanking it to form a clerestory
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The first known use of nave was before the 12th century
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