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narthexes

narthexes is the plural of narthex.

Meaning of narthex

Noun

narthex (plural narthexes or narthices)

  1. A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
    • we were in the antechamber, called the narthex, which runs across the front of any Byzantine church [...].1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 637

Questions about narthexes

What is narthexes the plural of?
Narthexes is the plural of narthex.

Words near narthexes in the dictionary

  1. Narten presents
  2. NARTH
  3. narthecal
  4. nartheciaceous
  5. narthex
  6. narthexes
  7. narthices
  8. nartje
  9. nartjes
  10. nartjie
  11. nartjies

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