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altarpieces

altarpieces is the plural of altarpiece.

Meaning of altarpiece

Noun

altarpiece (plural altarpieces)

  1. a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
    • I walked across the concrete to examine the altarpiece of the atomic age. A large crack ran through it.2008 December 15, David Samuels, “Atomic John: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2015

Questions about altarpieces

What is altarpieces the plural of?
Altarpieces is the plural of altarpiece.

Words near altarpieces in the dictionary

  1. altarlet
  2. altarlets
  3. altarlike
  4. Altarnun
  5. altarpiece
  6. altarpieces
  7. altars
  8. altars of repose
  9. altarstone
  10. altarstones
  11. altarward

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