"upfloor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: upfloors [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English upflor, from Old English upflōr, equivalent to up- + floor. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upflor}} Middle English upflor, {{inh|en|ang|upflōr}} Old English upflōr, {{pre|en|up-|floor}} up- + floor Head templates: {{en-noun}} upfloor (plural upfloors)
  1. (architecture) An upper storey, especially a gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, and transepts of a church. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-upfloor-en-noun-FMTAzJl9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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