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altarpiece

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al⋅tar⋅piece

[awl-ter-pees]
–noun
a painted or carved screen behind or above the altar or communion table in Christian churches; reredos.

Origin:
1635–45; altar + piece
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al·tar·piece   (ôl'tər-pēs')   
n.  A piece of artwork, such as a painting or carving, that is placed above and behind an altar.
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