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Altarpiece

//ˈɑl.təɹˌpis// noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table wordnet

Etymology

From altar + piece.

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