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transept (n.)
"transverse section of a cruciform church," 1530s, from Medieval Latin
transeptum
, from Latin
trans-
"across" (see
trans-
) +
saeptum
"fence, partition, enclosure" (see
septum
). Rare before 1700. Related:
Transeptal
.
