transept

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East of the transept is the choir, with a clerestory of four lofty

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  1. noun The transverse part of a cruciform church, crossing the nave at right angles.
  2. noun Either of the two lateral arms of such a part.

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  1. New Latin trānsēptum : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin saeptum, partition; see septum.

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  1. Formerly erroneously transcept; =F. transept, from Latin trans, across, + septum, sæptum, a partition, inclosure: see septum.
 

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