"cella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛlə/ [UK] Forms: cellae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cella. Doublet of cell and hall. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|cella}} Learned borrowing from Latin cella, {{dbt|en|cell|hall}} Doublet of cell and hall Head templates: {{en-noun|cellae}} cella (plural cellae)
  1. (architecture) The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticos. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-cella-en-noun-B~smdDur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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