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clere·sto·ry also clear·sto·ry     (klîr'stôr'ē, -stōr'ē)   

n.   pl. clere·sto·ries also clear·sto·ries

  1. The upper part of the nave, transepts, and choir of a church, containing windows.

  2. An upper portion of a wall containing windows for supplying natural light to a building.


[Middle English clerestorie : perhaps cler, giving light, clear; see clear + storie, tier; see story2.]
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