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The correct spelling is basilica.
How to pronounce basilica
/bəˈsɪlɪkə/
nounIPA: /bəˈsɪlɪkə/
Say it like: Bas-ili-ca
The correct spelling is basilica. A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
- 2.A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, a honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
- 3.An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
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