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\Definition of nave
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: 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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nave
noun\ ˈnāv \
\Kids Definition of nave
: the long central main part of a church
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The first known use of nave was before the 12th century
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