transept

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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noun structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles

From French transept, from New Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- (“across”) + saeptum (“fence, partition, enclosure”).

The north transept housed the organ, a towering instrument of many pipes. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
But they were in the church, nevertheless--they were in one of the transepts. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
Chancel and south transept are Early English, and the south doorway very excellent Norman. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

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