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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apse /aps/

▶noun

1 a large semicircular or polygonal recess with a domed roof, typically at a church's eastern end.

2 another term for apsis.

– derivatives
apsidal /ˈapsɪd(ə)l/ adjective.

– origin C19: from L. apsis (see apsis).

'apse' also found in these Oxford entries:

basilica - chevet - conch - tribune

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