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apothesis

UK/əˈpɒθəsɪs/US/əˈpɑθəsɪs/

apothesis noun: a place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.

Noun

apothesis (plural apotheses)

  1. A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
  2. A dressing room connected with a public bath.

apothesis meaning in Bengali

apothesis in Bengali

সংরক্ষণাগার, জমা রাখার স্থান

Forms of apothesis

pluralapotheses

Origin of apothesis

From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεσις (apóthesis, “a putting back or away”). See apothecary.

Words that rhyme with apothesis

Questions about apothesis

What does apothesis mean?
Apothesis means a place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
What is apothesis in Bengali?
Apothesis in Bengali is সংরক্ষণাগার, জমা রাখার স্থান. See Apothesis meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is apothesis?
Apothesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce apothesis?
Apothesis is pronounced /əˈpɒθəsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of apothesis?
The plural of apothesis is apotheses.

Words near apothesis in the dictionary

  1. apotheotic
  2. apotheotical
  3. apotheotically
  4. apotheses
  5. apothesine
  6. apothesis
  7. apothicarie
  8. apothicaries
  9. apothisexual
  10. apothisexuality
  11. apoticaries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apothesis (page history and authors); apothesis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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