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retrochoir

UK/ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪɚ/

retrochoir noun: any extension of a church or cathedral behind the high altar, which may include a chapel.

Noun

retrochoir (plural retrochoirs)

  1. Any extension of a church or cathedral behind the high altar, which may include a chapel.
  2. In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern (see liturgical east) face of the altar.

Synonyms of retrochoir

  • back-choir

Forms of retrochoir

pluralretrochoirs
alternative formretroquire

Origin of retrochoir

From retro- + choir.

Words that rhyme with retrochoir

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Questions about retrochoir

What does retrochoir mean?
Retrochoir means any extension of a church or cathedral behind the high altar, which may include a chapel.
What part of speech is retrochoir?
Retrochoir is a noun.
How do you pronounce retrochoir?
Retrochoir is pronounced /ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of retrochoir?
The plural of retrochoir is retrochoirs.

Words near retrochoir in the dictionary

  1. retrochalcones
  2. retrochiasmal
  3. retrochiasmatic
  4. retrochoanal
  5. retrochoanitic
  6. retrochoir
  7. retrochoirs
  8. retrochorionic
  9. retrochronal
  10. retroclination
  11. retroclinations

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