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retrochoir

The correct spelling is retrochoir.

How to pronounce retrochoir

noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛ.tɹəˌkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Ret-roc-hoy-r

The correct spelling is retrochoir. Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.
  2. 2.In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar.

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