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ALTARPIECE

Pronunciation (US):

• ALTARPIECE (noun)
The noun ALTARPIECE has 1 sense:

1. a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

Familiarity information: ALTARPIECE used as a noun is very rare.

• ALTARPIECE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

altarpiece; reredos

Hypernyms ("altarpiece" is a kind of...):

screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)

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