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Definition of nave noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nave

noun

/neɪv/

/neɪv/

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the long central part of a church where most of the seats are compare transeptTopics Buildingsc2
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin navis ‘ship’.

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