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	nave (nâv) noun The central part of a church [Webmaster's note: or barn], extending from the narthex to the chancel [Webmaster's note: i.e. end to end] and flanked by aisles. [Medieval Latin nâvis, from Latin, ship (probably from its shape).]
nave

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Note the similarity of the drawing to a barn cross-section.

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