apsidiole

noun

ap·​sid·​i·​ole

apˈsidēˌōl

variants or less commonly absidiole

abˈs-

plural -s

: a small apse

specifically : one of the smaller or secondary apses in a church having several apses

Word History

Etymology

French absidiole, from abside apse (from Medieval Latin absid-, absis) + -i- + -ole

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