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CLERESTORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clerestory mean?
• CLERESTORY (noun)
The noun CLERESTORY has 1 sense:
1. part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
Familiarity information: CLERESTORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clearstory; clerestory
Hypernyms ("clerestory" is a kind of...):
window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
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