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noun portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
noun a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
originFrom Ancient Greek νάρθηξ (nárthēx, “giant fennel; casket”), a Pre-Greek word, as suggested by the suffix. See also νάρδος (nárdos, “nard”).
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