Definition of Basilicae

1. basilica [n] - See also: basilica

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basilicae

basilar vertebra
basilary
basilateral
basilean
basilect
basilectal
basilectally
basilects
basileiolatry
basileolatry
basileus
basilic
basilic vein
basilica
basilicae (current term)
basilical
basilican
basilicas
basilicok
basilicon
basilicons
basilicus
basiliomata
basilisc
basiliscs
basiliscusfibrase
basilisk
basilisks
basiliximab

Literary usage of Basilicae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil, Architecture by John Weale (1850)
"These basilicae had likewise galleries over the aisles, ... These galleries were omitted in the after basilicae, and one of the aisles was retained solely ..."

2. Analysis of M. Ortolan's Institutes of Justinian: Including the History and by Thomas Lambert Mears, Joseph-Louis-Elzéar Ortolan (1876)
"An unknown jurist of the middle of the loth century made a useful abridgment of the basilicae in the form of an alphabetical concordance, and called the ..."

3. M. Tullii Ciceronis Orationes: with a commentary by Marcus Tullius Cicero, George Long (1851)
"The basilicae of Rome were large buildings, designed for public business, ... These ' basilicae ' were the originals of the modern exchange or bourse. ..."

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