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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|νάÏθηξ âgiant fennelâ, later âcasketâ (modern Greek νάÏθηκαÏ).
Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/ËnaɹθÉks/
(UK) IPA|/ËnÉËθÉks/
Noun
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- architecture A western vestibule leading to the nave in some (especially Orthodox) Christian churches.
#*1942: we were in the antechamber, called the narthex, which runs across the front of any Byzantine church â Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 637)
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