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noun
Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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History
From retro- + choir.
Across languages
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