"retrochoir" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪɚ/ [General-American] Forms: retrochoirs [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: retro- + choir Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|choir}} retro- + choir Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrochoir (plural retrochoirs)
  1. (architecture) Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (extension): ambit [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-retrochoir-en-noun-KWyiucs8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro-, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with retro-: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 92 8 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'extension': 100 0
  2. (architecture) In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-retrochoir-en-noun-M1aD0tOz Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: back-choir, retroquire

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