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apse (aps)

noun

  1. a semicircular or polygonal projection of a building, esp. one at the east end of a church, with a domed or vaulted roof
  2. apsis (sense )

Etymology: L apsis, apsis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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