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basilica /bə-silˈi-kə/ noun- A large oblong hall, with double colonnades and commonly a semicircular apse, used for judicial and commercial purposes
- A magnificent church formed out of such a hall, or built after its plan
- A Roman Catholic church with honorific privileges
- Orig a royal palace
ORIGIN: Gr basilikos royal, from basileus king basilˈical adjective Royal basilˈican adjective Of a basilica basilˈicon noun An ointment of various kinds, as being of sovereign virtue basilic vein noun (physiology) The large vein in the upper part of the arm |