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basilican

[buh-sil-i-kuhn, -zil-]

adjective

basilic (def. 2).

Also, ba·sil·i·cal.

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basilica (bəˈzɪlɪkə)

—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 basil]

ba'silican

—*adj*

ba'silic

—*adj*

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basilican

ba·sil·i·can