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/re"treuh kwuyeur'/, n.that part of a church behind the choir or the main altar.[1840-50; < ML retrochorus. See RETRO-, CHOIR]
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Retrochoir — Re tro*choir, n. [Pref. retro + choir.] (Eccl. Arch.) Any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retrochoir — [ retrəʊkwaɪr; englisch, zu choir »Chor«] der, , die Raumfolge besonders bei englischen gotischen Kathedralen hinter dem Chor mit Chorgestühl in Weiterführung der Seitenschiffe (Kathedralen von Salisbury, Lincoln, Wells, Peterborough) … Universal-Lexikon
retrochoir — [re′trə kwīr΄] n. [ RETRO + CHOIR < ML retrochorus] a church area behind the choir space or behind the main altar … English World dictionary
retrochoir — space in choir behind high altar Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
retrochoir — [ rɛtrəʊˌkwʌɪə] noun the part of a cathedral or large church behind the high altar. Origin C19: from med. L. retrochorus (see retro , choir) … English new terms dictionary
Retrochoir — the area behind the high altar in a major church ♦ Space behind the altar. (Martindale, Andrew. Gothic Art, 269) … Medieval glossary
retrochoir — ret·ro·choir … English syllables
retrochoir — /ˈrɛtroʊkwaɪə/ (say retrohkwuyuh) noun that part of a church behind the choir or the high altar. {retro + choir, after Medieval Latin retrōchorus} …
retrochoir — n. space in choir behind high altar … Dictionary of difficult words
retrochoir — n. the part of a cathedral or large church behind the high altar. Etymology: med.L retrochorus (as RETRO , CHOIR) … Useful english dictionary
