TRANSEPT


Meaning of TRANSEPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtran(t)-ˌsept ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- + septum, saeptum enclosure, wall

Date: circa 1542

: the part of a cruciform church that crosses at right angles to the greatest length between the nave and the apse or choir ; also : either of the projecting ends of a transept

• tran·sep·tal tran(t)-ˈsep-t ə l adjective

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