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- [neyv]
- /neɪv/
- /neɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [neyv]
- /neɪv/
Definitions of nave word
- noun nave the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation. 1
- noun nave The hub of a wheel. 1
- noun nave church: central aisle 1
- noun nave wheel hub 1
- countable noun nave The nave of a church is the long central part where people gather to worship. 0
- noun nave the central space in a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and often flanked by aisles 0
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Origin of nave
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Medieval Latin nāvis, Latin: ship; so called from the resemblance in shape
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Parts of speech for Nave
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nave popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nave usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nave
noun nave
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
Antonyms for nave
noun nave
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- outskirts — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
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