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[neyv] Pronunciation Key
[neyv] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation. |
[Origin: 1665–75; < ML nāvis, L: ship; so called from the resemblance in shape]
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| nave 1
(nāv) Pronunciation Key
n. The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles. [Medieval Latin nāvis, from Latin, ship (from its shape); see nāu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| nave 2
(nāv) Pronunciation Key
n. The hub of a wheel. [Middle English, from Old English nafu; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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nave (1)
nave (1)
"main part of a church," 1673, from Sp. or It. nave, from M.L. navem (nom. navis) "nave of a church," from L. navis "ship" (see naval), on some fancied resemblance in shape.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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nave (2)
nave (2)
"hub of a wheel," O.E. nafu, from P.Gmc. *nabo-, perhaps connected with the root of navel (q.v.) on notion of centrality (cf. L. umbilicus "navel," also "the end of a roller of a scroll," Gk. omphalos "navel," also "the boss of a shield").
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Nave\ (n[=a]v), n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n["o]f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n[=a]bhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. [root]260. Cf. Navel.]1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob. 2. The navel. [Obs.] --hak.
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Nave\, n. [F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. nay`archo`s, Skr. n[=a]us, and perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. n["o]kkvi; cf. L. nare to swim, float. Cf. Nausea, Nautical, Naval.] (Arch.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
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