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Retrochoir

[re-truh-kwahy^uhr]

noun

that part of a church behind the choir or the main altar.

Origin:
1840–50; < Medieval Latin retrōchorus. See retro-, choir

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retrochoir (ˈrɛtrəʊˌkwaɪə)

—n
	the space in a large church or cathedral behind the high altar

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Retrochoir

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