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Definition of: transept
(tran′sept) noun Archit.
One of the lateral members or projections between the nave and choir of a cruciform church: commonly distinguished as the north and south transepts. [<Med. L transeptum, short for L transversum septum <transversus TRANSVERSE + septum an enclosure]
—tran·sep′tal adjective
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