| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | n v |
| NOUN: | The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin n vis, from Latin, ship (from its shape). See n u- in Appendix I.
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