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Definition of apses:

(n) : (architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
(n) : The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
(n) : A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
(n) : (obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree.
(n) : (astronomy) Obsolete form of apsis (“the nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit”). [(architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.]
Definition of apses:

(n) : (architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
(n) : The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
(n) : A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
(n) : (obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree.
(n) : (astronomy) Obsolete form of apsis (“the nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit”). [(architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.]
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