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TRANSEPT
Definition of TRANSEPT
noun
The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.
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Where it comes from
From French transept, from New Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- (“across”) + saeptum (“fence, partition, enclosure”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRANSEPT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRANSEPT starts with T and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AENPRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TRANSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TRANSEPT?
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