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noun
The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: clearstory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: window
History
From Middle English clerestory, from clere (“clear: light, lighted”) + story (“storey/story: level of a building”).
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
