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

transept

noun
 
/ˈtrænsept/
 
/ˈtrænsept/
 (architecture)
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  1. either of the two wide parts of a church in the shape of a cross, that are built at right angles to the main central part
    • the north/south transept of the cathedral
    compare naveTopics Buildingsc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from modern Latin transeptum (see trans-, septum).
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