ba'silican
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basilica (bəˈzɪlɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Latin, from Greek basilikē hall, from basilikē oikia the king's house, from basileus king; see | |
| ba'silican | |
| —adj | |
| ba'silic | |
| —adj | |
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