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What does apse mean?

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Noun
  1. (architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
  2. The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
  3. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
  4. (astronomy) The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis.
Noun
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree.
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