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undercroft definition

under·croft (un′dər krôft′)

noun

an underground room or vault, esp. beneath a church

Etymology: ME < under- (see under-) + croft, a vault < ML crupta < L crypta, crypt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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