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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek basilike, from basilikos 'royal', from basileus 'king'

basilica

 noun
     
Related topics: Christianity, Buildings
ba‧sil‧i‧ca [countable]
RRCTBB a church in the shape of a long room with a round end:
the basilica of St Peter's in Rome
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