altarpiece

noun
/ˈɑl.təɹˌpis/US

Etymology

From altar + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis — “piece, portion, quota
  2. derived from *pettyā
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. formed as altarpiece — “altar + piece

Definitions

  1. a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church

    • I walked across the concrete to examine the altarpiece of the atomic age. A large crack ran through it.

The neighborhood

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