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Apse
A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy.
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Broader term 2
A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, lite…
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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.
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Narrower term 1
An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties agains…
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Derivationally related 2
Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit.
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Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit.
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Containing whole 1
A building set apart for Christian worship.
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Synonym 1
One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to…
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