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cathedralwise

cathedralwise adverb: in the manner of a cathedral.

Adverb

cathedralwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a cathedral.
    • The Church was built cathedralwise, with central tower and north and south aisles running the entire length, in the transition style between the decorated and the perpendicular.1864, A Short Account of Pleshey; Its Lords and Its Antiquities, page 26

Origin of cathedralwise

From cathedral + -wise.

Questions about cathedralwise

What does cathedralwise mean?
Cathedralwise means in the manner of a cathedral.
What part of speech is cathedralwise?
Cathedralwise is an adverb.

Words near cathedralwise in the dictionary

  1. cathedralic
  2. cathedralism
  3. cathedrallike
  4. cathedrals
  5. Cathedraltown
  6. cathedralwise
  7. cathedras
  8. cathedrated
  9. cathedratic
  10. cathedratical
  11. cathedratically

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