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Main Entry:
altar
[
awl
-ter
]
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/
ˈɔltər
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
church table, pedestal
Synonyms:
chantry, font, reredos, retable, shrine, tabernacle
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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