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

basilica

noun
 
/bəˈzɪlɪkə/
 
/bəˈzɪlɪkə/
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  1. a large church or hall with a curved end and two rows of columns insideTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘royal palace’, from Greek basilikē, feminine of basilikos ‘royal’, from basileus ‘king’.
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