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| apse [ aps ] (plural apses) |
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1. rounded projection on building: a semicircular projecting part of a building, especially the east end of a church, which contains the altar
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2. astronomy
Same as apsis (sense 1)
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin apsis (see apsis)] |
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