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basilicas
noun(ba-sil-i-ca)
an oblong building ending in a semicircular apse used in ancient Rome especially for a court of justice and place of public assembly
basilicas
noun(ba-sil-i-ca)
an early Christian church building consisting of nave and aisles with clerestory and a large high transept from which an apse projects
basilicas
noun(ba-sil-i-ca)
a Roman Catholic church given ceremonial privileges

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