antechapel

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noun

The outer part of the west end of a chapel.

OriginEnglish chapel ← Classical Latin ante- ← Latin ante →
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Meanings

nounantechapel (plural antechapels)

plural antechapels

  1. The outer part of the west end of a chapel.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. Englishchapel
  9. Englishantechapel

From ante- + chapel.

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APA

antechapel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antechapel

MLA

“antechapel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antechapel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antechapel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antechapel.

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