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Basilican

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Adjective

1. basilican

of or relating to or resembling a basilica

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Basilican

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noun
1. 
a Roman building, used for public administration, having a large rectangular central nave with an aisle on each side and an apse at the end
2. 
a rectangular early Christian or medieval church, usually having a nave with clerestories, two or four aisles, one or more vaulted apses, and a timber roof
3. 
a Roman Catholic church having special ceremonial rights

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Basilican

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nounWord forms: plural baˈsilicas
1.  Obsolete
a royal palace
2. 
in ancient Rome, a rectangular building with a broad nave ending in an apse, and flanked by colonnaded aisles, used as a courtroom, public hall, etc.
3. 
a Christian church built in this style
4.  Roman Catholic Church
a church granted certain ceremonial rights

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Basilican

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n.
1.
a. A public building of ancient Rome having a central nave with an apse at one or both ends and two side aisles formed by rows of columns, which was used as a courtroom or assembly hall.
b. A Christian church building of a similar design, having a nave with a semicircular apse, two or four side aisles, a narthex, and a clerestory.
2. Roman Catholic Church A church that has been accorded certain privileges by the pope.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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