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  1. (architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some (especially Orthodox) Christian churches.
    • 1942: we were in the antechamber, called the , which runs across the front of any Byzantine church " Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 637)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) "giant fennel", later "casket" (modern Greek ).

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