- transept (n.)
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[transept 词源字典] - "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.[transept etymology, transept origin, 英语词源]